FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Buzz of a 2024 presidential push has followed Gov. Ron DeSantis for months, but nearly 6 in 10 Florida voters say they don’t want to see him run for the White House, according to a new poll.
Quinnipiac University found that 59% of the registered Florida voters they polled opposed a DeSantis presidential run.
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Of Republicans polled, 67% were in favor of a DeSantis run, while 96% of Democrats and 61% of independents were against it.
DeSantis has not said he plans to run for president in 2024 but he has long been rumored as a strong contender for the Republican ticket.
Quinnipiac’s poll, published Wednesday, reflected the views of 889 self-identified registered voters in Florida. The school says the surveys took place from Aug. 17-21 and that there is a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.
Quinnipiac found that 51% of registered voters in the state disapprove of DeSantis’ handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is fewer than the 57% who disapproved in a July 2020 poll.
Of those polled, 47% approve of DeSantis’ performance overall, with 45% disapproving.
Asked the same about President Joe Biden’s overall performance, 40% of Florida voters polled approved and 53% disapproved. On his handling of COVID-19, 47% approve and 49% disapprove.
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