If the US presidential election were held in the near future, then 52% of Republicans would vote for former President Donald Trump. 54% of the party member would like to see him as a candidate for the presidency in the elections in 2024. This was reported by the press service of YouGov, citing its own survey (.pdf).
According to the poll, 33% of Republicans would like to see another party candidate in the 2024 election. In second place in terms of support is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis: 21% of Republicans would vote for him if the elections were held on the day of the poll. In third place is ex-Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley: 5% of Republicans would vote for her.
According to the poll, if the GOP primaries were held on the day of the poll, then 57% of party members would vote for Donald Trump, and 31% for Ron DeSantis. Another 1% is not going to vote in the primaries, and 12% are undecided.
On March 30, a jury in a New York court delivered an indictment in the case of Donald Trump’s involvement in paying $130,000 to pornographic actress Stormy Daniels. According to the prosecutor, she was given money to “buy silence” about her likely connection with Donald Trump. Trump called the jury’s verdict “political persecution.” According to Bloomberg, the politician’s lawyers want to move his trial to a more conservative court.
Read more about the case in Kommersant’s article “Donald Trump Summons to Court.”