It's Trump vs DeSantis, but how Long Will That Last?

Governor Ron DeSantis and his presidential campaign have been trying to frame the 2024 Republican presidential primary contest as a two man race between him and former President Donald Trump.

Since announcing his candidacy in late May, Gov. DeSantis began pushing the Trump vs DeSantis-only narrative, but after a few campaign reboots, and slumping poll numbers, it looks as if the race has boiled down to two man race between Trump from 2020 and the newer 2024 version of the former president.

The latest Wall Street Journal poll shows that Americans feel Trump would do a better job than President Joe Biden, as well as showing that DeSantis has dipped a bit more among likely voters.

The CNN poll that came out yesterday has DeSantis rising 5 percentage points from the WSJ poll, and Trump dropping 7 points.

DeSantis appears to clearly take away from Trump, but will this one poll trend continue?

Over that past 6 public opinion polls taken after the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, DeSantis poll numbers have ranged from 13-18 points.

Trump's national poll numbers have ranged from 52-60 points. Support for Trump among voting Republicans in all the early voting states is also extremely high.

Iowa: Trump leads DeSantis by an average of 26 points

New Hampshire: Trump leads DeSantis by an average of 30 points

South Carolina: Trump leads DeSantis by an average of 30 points

Ouch.

Casey DeSantis-States from across the nation joined us as we highlighted two years of Hope Florida – Pathway to Prosperity.

Since its inception, we have helped more than 8,200 people to partially or fully transition off government assistance – saving the taxpayer $200 million over 10 years while helping people on a path to economic self sufficiency.

Sen. Jason Pizzo-Honored to have been chosen, and looking forward to a productive term.

FL Division of Emergency Management-If your home was damaged by #Idalia but you can live in it safely, FEMA may be able to provide up to $300 in one-time financial assistance to help with cleanup. This assistance is for eligible homeowners & renters.

US Rep Kathy Castor-Thanks to the #InflationReductionAct, Medicare can now negotiate the price of 10 lifesaving drugs, putting money back in your wallet!

Local pharmacies are the lifeblood of our community & will now be able to provide even more quality, affordable care that Floridians deserve.

Matt Gaetz-Why haven’t we sent a single subpoena to Hunter Biden?

It’s been 8 months.

Scott Demands Immediate Passage of Federal Disaster Responsibility Act—By The Floridian's Jackson —After the devastation caused by the wildfires in Maui and Hurricane Idalia that hit Florida’s Big Bend, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and his Floridian colleagues are once again calling for the...

AmeriHealth Caritas Florida Goes Beyond Call of Duty, Provides Thousands of Children with School Supplies—By The Floridian's Jim McCool

Salazar Reintroduces Crucial Communism Teaching Act—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—Washington, D.C.- Florida Representative Maria-Elvira Salazar (R) has reintroduced the Crucial Communism Teaching Act (CCT).

DeSantis Appoints Moms for Liberty Co-Founder to Ethics Commission—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Tina Descovich, co-founder of the pro-parental rights group Moms for Liberty, to the Florida Commission on Ethics today.

Wall Street Journal Ranks FIU a Top 5 Public University—By The Floridian's Jim McCool—While the buzz around Florida International University has primarily come from state-level...

DeSantis 'Only Leader in the Country' to Investigate Potential Crimes by COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturers—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—As COVID-19 and it's masking makes a resurgence in media, Governor Ron DeSantis's spokesman...

DeSantis Defends Catholics From FBI—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—In a message to supporters, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) issues a warning to FBI Director Christopher Wray, who has been the subject of scrutiny...

Trump Team Celebrates AP Poll—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Former President Donald Trump's presidential campaign is celebrating a streak of high poll numbers this week as a recent Associated Press (AP) poll could spell danger for President Joe Biden (D). Coming off the heels...

Rubio, Scott Call for investigation into Chinese Influence in American Public Schools—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Republican Senators including Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education (ED)...

Florida Lawmaker Files Bill to Prohibit Citizen’s Arrests—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont

Webster Joins Effort to Urge Congressional Leaders to Separate Ukraine Funding from FEMA Funding—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Congressman Daniel Webster (R-FL) joined other Florida Republican representatives in requesting House and Senate leaders to support a “clean appropriations bill...

Gimenez Accuses Biden of 'Kowtowing' to China as Spies Cross Border—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Smugglers, traffickers, and terrorists are not the only ones taking advantage of the current border crisis. Chinese spies posing as tourists are coming in by the thousands to spy on American...

Cammack Says Biden Admin 'Asking' for Major Border Disaster—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Is the migrant crisis at the southern border reaching a tipping point? Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) suggested the Biden Administration is "asking for a major disaster to happen...

Poll Says Trump has 'Vision for the Future' not Biden—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Polling continues to show President Donald Trump (R) on top of the 2024 Republican presidential fields, and his detractors are worried...

Fauci Resurfaces to Push Masks, DeSantis Says No—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

Drag Queen Christmas Show Schedules Two Florida Events —By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Like “Woke,” is Florida the place where Drag Queen shows go to die? The controversial “The Drag Queen Christmas” tour has released its 2024 holiday...

DeSantis Announces 96% of Power Restored Five Days After Hurricane Idalia’s Landfall—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—Governor Ron DeSantis announced that nearly 545,000 accounts, representing 96% of all accounts that lost power following Hurricane Idalia, have been restored. There are fewer than 23,000 accounts left to restore. Duke Energy...

Florida Lawmakers React to Antisemitic Demonstrations in Orlando—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Florida legislators reacted to the antisemitic rallies in the greater Orlando area on Saturday after neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups demonstrated at Disney Springs and Altamonte Springs.

Democrats Mourn the Death of Music Folk Hero Jimmy Buffett—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—When the news came out that singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, a staunch progressive who for years donated to Democratic lawmakers, candidates, and causes...

Mayor Manny Cid Joins Miami-Dade Mayor Race—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Trump, DeSantis Continue to Pull Away From 2024 GOP Presidential Field—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Former President Donald Trump's staggering climb in all of the 2024 Republican presidential public opinion polls after being criminally indicted a 4th time...

DeSantis Tired of ‘Watching Republicans lose”—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Republicans have fared well in the 2022 midterm elections, but in the 2020 elections, the “red wave” that was expected didn’t come as planned...

Steube Joins Republican Representatives, Attempts to Outlaw Offshore Abortions—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont

Florida Representative Michelle Salzman Proposes Term Limits for County Commissioners—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont— Florida House of Representatives member Michelle Salzman (R) has introduced a bill proposing...

Florida Legislators Support DeSantis' Major Declaration Request after Idalia—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—After Hurricane Idalia swept across the Sunshine State and hit ferocious areas such as the Big Bend, Florida legislators...

Steube Blasts Biden's Demands for Ukraine Money in Disaster Relief Supplementals—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—As recovery efforts from Hurricane Idalia continue, Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Bottom Line, where he expressed...

Gaetz Questions NPR/CPB for Playing Hate-Filled Louis Farrakhan Speeches—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has sent a letter to National Public Radio (NPR) President and CEO John Lansing, as well as Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)...

Trump Releases Slew of Promotional Videos—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

DeSantis Rises in Polls Since First Republican Debate—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—During the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 23rd, none of the participating candidates were able to accomplish a “breakthrough” performance, but Governor Ron DeSantis...

Rubio Questions Biden’s Disaster Relief Effort—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

'You Loot, We Shoot!' DeSantis Issues Warning to Potential Looters After Hurricane Idalia—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

'You Loot, We Shoot!' DeSantis Issues Warning to Potential Looters After Hurricane Idalia —By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—Governor Ron DeSantis issued a warning today to anyone thinking about looting after Hurricane Idalia.

Donalds, Oversight Committee Requests Records Concerning Hunter Biden on Air Force Two, Visiting Foreign Nations—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—In a letter written to United States Archivist Colleen Shogun, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) as well as committee member Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL)...

Recovery Underway After Hurricane Idalia Pummels Florida—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

Gaetz Demands Tracking of US-Trained Coup Leaders in Africa—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—In March, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) spoke of two coups in West Africa perpetrated by US-trained soldiers in his bid to remove the American presence from Somalia...

Mills Gives Stirring Speech At Afghanistan Gold Star Families Roundtable—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Sitting down with the Gold Star families of the 13 servicemembers killed in the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, Representative Cory Mills (R-FL)...

Florida Legislators Cosponsor Bipartisan ‘Honoring Our Fallen Heroes’ Act—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—Washington, D.C.- A bipartisan group of Florida Congressmen and woman have co-sponsored the passage of the bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act.

Mayor Suarez Suspends Presidential Campaign—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Trump Raises Nearly $10 Million Since Mugshot Release—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Donalds says Black Men are giving the 'Side-Eye' to Democrats—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) went on Fox Business and gave his perspective surrounding what he believes are the black community’s thoughts concerning social issues such as transgender ideology.

DeSantis Announces One Million Gallons of Fuel, 25,000 Linemen on Standby As Hurricane Idalia Approaches—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

DeSantis Announces Activation of Florida Disaster Fund in Preparation for Hurricane Idalia—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

Sen. Rick Scott Travels Across Gulf Coast to Asses Idalia Preparations—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Hurricane Tax

DeSantis and Biden Discuss Hurricane Idalia—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Florida Prepares as Idalia Intensifying into Hurricane—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—Idalia has intensified into a hurricane and Governor Ron DeSantis has issued evacuation orders.

Frankel Believes Jacksonville Shooting is Consequence of DeSantis' Rhetoric—By The Floridian's Jim McCool—After a white supremacist shot and killed three black people at a Dollar General in Jacksonville on Saturday, Florida leaders and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle released...

Rubio, Scott Call on Biden to Approve Hurricane Idalia Emergency Declaration—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—With the looming threat of Tropical Storm Idalia – which is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane – Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL)...

New Credit Card Policy Seeks to Punish Big Corporations—By The Floridian's Jim McCool—As Republicans gear up for the 2024 elections, President JoeBiden's economic policies, also known as "Bidenomics," will serve...

Gaetz Demands DOJ Explain SpaceX Lawsuit—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against innovator and tech mogul Elon Musk's SpaceX company for not hiring asylum seekers and refugees, instead hiring...

Florida Legislator Proposes to Expand Bright Futures Eligibility—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont

DeSantis Directs Funds for Security and Victims’ Families After Racially-Motivated Shootings—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

Broward Sheriff Helicopter Crashes, Killing Officer and Civilian—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—Governor Ron DeSantis has announced an initial, immediate award of $1 million to bolster campus security at Edward Waters University in addition to an award of $100,000 to help the impacted families of the racially-motivated shooting in Jacksonville on Saturday where three people were killed.

RNC Adopts new Positions After Debate—By The Floridian's Jim McCool—Christian Ziegler, Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), announced that the National Republican Party has adopted 5 new positions...

DeSantis Says U.S. Must Choose ‘Freedom or Decline’—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Fried Issues Comment on Jacksonville Shooting—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

DeSantis Cancels Campaign Appearance as Tropical Storm Heads Towards Florida—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

DeSantis Condemns Racially-Motivated Shooting in Jacksonville—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

Florida Crystals and EAA Farmers Push Forward on Everglades Restoration Efforts—By The Floridian's Jim McCool

Bilirakis Calls Red Tape Surrounding Passport Delays 'Ridiculous'—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich

Republican Lawmakers Continue to Rally Behind Trump After 4th Indictment—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres

Trump's Former Surgeon General Touts Mask Mandates and Lockdowns as 'Unequivocally Effective'—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

Gaetz Pressures DEA over Marijuana Classification—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Fifth Time’s a Charm? Florida Senator Relentlessly Attempts to Codify Pet Cremation Regulation—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont

Scott Calls for Fed Chair Powell's Resignation—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich

Salazar Questions Ceiling Fan Manufacturer Regulations—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Gimenez Tells Suarez to Drop out of 2024 Race—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Moskowitz Backs Sanctions on Hezbollah-linked Group—By The Floridian's Michelle Rosenberg

 

The JUICE is squeezed by Javier Manjarres, Jim McCool, and Daniel Molina