Trump's Lead Widens Post-Mugshot: What This Means for the Republican Primary Battle!

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Former President Donald Trump increased his lead over his competitors for the Republican nominee since the publication of his mugshot in Fulton County.

A series of polls were conducted after the former president surrendered on accusations that he conspired to rig the 2020 election in Georgia and his absence from the first GOP primary debate.

According to recent polls done for the Trump campaign, the former US president maintained decisive advantages in every category, leaving behind his challenger, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

That result has become a pattern for Trump, who has enjoyed polling and financial gains with each indictment this year, including those in the New York hush-money case, the Florida secret materials case, and the Washington federal 2020 election subversion case.

DeSantis had the chance to distinguish himself last week in Trump's absence on the debate stage, but it appears that some of his main campaign arguments—that he is more electable than Trump—have fallen flat with probable Republican voters.

The polling commissioned and promoted by the Trump campaign in the days following Trump's surrender at the Fulton County jail indicates that Trump's standing among potential Republican primary voters has not been hurt by the publishing of his mugshot, which actually highlighted his legal predicament, or by skipping the first GOP debate.

Out of over 2,700 potential Republican primary voters surveyed by Coefficient, Trump received a polling average of 58% compared to DeSantis' 13%, increasing his lead by three points since the beginning of the month. 

No other candidate got more than 10%.

The survey was released less than six months before the first primary election in 2024, and Trump's political situation may change as he spends more time off the campaign trail and in courtrooms around the nation.

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