{"id":129581,"date":"2021-06-21T17:12:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T17:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=129581"},"modified":"2021-06-21T17:12:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T17:12:42","slug":"ron-desantis-beats-trump-with-74-gop-approval-rating-as-florida-governor-mulls-running-for-president-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/ron-desantis-beats-trump-with-74-gop-approval-rating-as-florida-governor-mulls-running-for-president-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis beats Trump with 74% GOP approval rating as Florida governor mulls running for president in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

RON DeSantis has beaten Donald Trump with a 74 percent GOP approval rating as the Florida governor mulls a 2024 run for president.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The early poll of Republican voters put DeSantis narrowly ahead of the former president who received the backing of 71 per cent of those questioned. <\/p>\n


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The poll was conducted at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver over the weekend with 371 people surveyed. <\/p>\n

Texas Senator Ted Cruz came in a distant third with 43 percent. <\/p>\n

Those surveyed were asked to "vote for all candidates you approve of for president in 2024".<\/p>\n

A total of 275 voted for first-term governor DeSantis; Trump received 265 votes. <\/p>\n


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Dad-of-three DeSantis, who has been married to wife Casey for more than a decade, has not confirmed a run for office.<\/p>\n

But the Trump ally has become a popular figure among GOP voters following his handling of coronavirus.<\/p>\n

He topped Trump as the next potential GOP nominee in the 2024 presidential election,\u00a0according to data\u00a0released by forecast research firm PredictIt in April. <\/p>\n

And Trump said earlier this month he would consider DeSantis as his running mate in 2024 in a public snub to former Vice President Mike Pence.<\/p>\n

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Trump himself has teased running for president again in 2024 but has not yet announced a formal decision.<\/p>\n

He told The Dan Bongino Show "we're going to make you very happy" when asked whether he is considering rerunning in 2024.<\/p>\n

And speaking to conservative talk show host Joe Pags\u00a0Trump\u00a0said his decision to run or not in the 2024 presidential election\u00a0will "most likely" come after the 2022 midterm elections.<\/p>\n

He said: "I don't know exactly when I can say it but it's something I am very very strongly considering.<\/p>\n

"Everybody wants me to do it, the polls are all saying I have to do it. I will be making a decision maybe before but possibly more likely right after the 2022 election."<\/p>\n

DeSantis will not be able to prevent Trump from being extradited to New York City if he is indicted, a prosecutor said in May. <\/p>\n

The comments from Palm Beach County\u2019s top prosecutor, State Attorney Dave Aronberg, come after reports that officials were drawing up \u201ccontingency plans\u201d in the event that Trump was charged with a crime.<\/p>\n

The former president is at the center of a probe by the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s office into whether he and his business committed banking and tax fraud.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speaking to\u00a0CNN Newsroom, Aronberg said even DeSantis would only be able to delay Trump\u2019s extradition, not stop it completely.<\/p>\n

Trump is also\u00a0facing a separate tax fraud investigation\u00a0by New York Attorney General Letitia James.\u00a0<\/p>\n