<body><div><p>Three national polls released this month show <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump">former President Trump</a> holds a double-digit lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a hypothetical 2024 Republican presidential primary.</p><p><b>Why it matters:</b> DeSantis appears to be losing the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/14/trump-desantis-polls-republican-primary-2024">favorability edge</a> he opened up in November, after Republicans' disappointing results in the midterms and Trump's dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/15/trump-republican-favorability-polls">significantly dented</a> the former president's popularity.</p><p>By the numbers</p><ul><li>Trump: 55%</li><li>DeSantis: 29%</li><li>Former Vice President Mike Pence: 6%</li><li>Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley: 3%</li></ul><ul><li>Trump: 49%</li><li>DeSantis: 30%</li><li>Pence: 7%</li><li>Haley: 3%</li></ul><ul><li>Trump: 48%</li><li>DeSantis: 28%</li><li>Pence 7%</li><li>Florida Sen. Marco Rubio: 3%</li><li>Haley: 3%</li></ul></div></body>

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Trio of polls show Trump clawing back momentum from DeSantis

Three national polls released this month show former President Trump holds a double-digit lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a hypothetical 2024 Republican presidential primary. Why it matters: DeSantis appears to be losing the favorability edge he opened up in November, after Republicans' disappointing results in the midterms and...