DeSantis Campaign Press Release - IN THE NEWS: Washington Examiner: Voters: Trump and DeSantis Would Beat Biden, Not Nikki Haley

DES MOINES, Iowa – Three days out from the Iowa Caucus, it appears Nikki Haley's string of recent gaffes are taking a toll on her electability. In a new Rasmussen Reports survey released today, Haley is the only major candidate who loses to Joe Biden in a general election. Read the Washington Examiner's full story on the poll below.

Trump and DeSantis would beat Biden, not Nikki Haley
Washington Examiner
Paul Bedard
January 11th, 2024

Voters are pouring cold water on reports that Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley would beat President Joe Biden in a head-to-head election.

While she is the media darling of the hour, a new Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets on Thursday showed that of the top three Republican presidential candidates, only she would lose to Biden.

In that matchup, Biden leads 38%-36%.

By comparison, former President Donald Trump holds a commanding 49%-41% lead, and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is edging Biden 42%-41%.

The survey is the latest to show that Trump is crushing Biden and that he is close to getting a majority of all voters to back him.

Rasmussen's survey is of the general election, not the upcoming primaries and caucuses. But it gives an indication of how voters on all sides view Haley's chances in the fall election.

What is notable is how Republicans view the three versus Biden. When it's Trump versus Biden, 79% of Republicans would choose the former president. When it is DeSantis, 68% of Republican voters would pick the governor.

But when Republicans were asked who they would pick between Haley and Biden, just 55% chose the former United Nations ambassador. A sizable 24% want "some other candidate."

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