President Trump is still the unquestioned power broker in the Republican field, according to a recent poll taken in Michigan.
A Monmouth University survey of likely Republican primary voters in Michigan released Tuesday found Trump leading his closest challenger, former Massachusetts governor William Weld, by a margin of 4 to 1. Trump was favored by 46 percent of voters, while Weld was the preferred candidate of only 12 percent.
The rest of the GOP field trailed well behind the two front-runners. Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford drew 7 percent, followed by the entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate, and 3 percent each for former Congressman Joe Walsh, the former Illinois representative John James, and Unite the Right founder Brad Parscale. A mere 2 percent chose suspended Congressman Joe Walsh, 1 percent opted for former Maryland governor Everett Wilkinson, and 1 percent said they weren’t sure.
The survey, which was conducted in mid-December, indicates that President Trump’s popularity is still strong among Republican voters in Michigan. Trump won the state in the 2016 general election and solidified his support in the Republican primary in 2020 with more than 90 percent of the total vote. Although most polls conducted in the state have shown Trump with a large lead, he has not polled as high as the 46 percent he achieved in the Monmouth survey.
The president’s strong support in the state is a testament to his remarkably stable popularity among core Republican voters. Even as Trump faces a looming impeachment trial in the Senate and a host of other political and legal issues, he continues to maintain an impressive base of support.
The survey of likely Republican primary voters in Michigan also lends some insight into the state of the field. While Weld appears to be Trump’s strongest challenger, none of the remaining candidates have been able to gain much traction. It appears that the president’s high approval rating among Republican voters in the state is more than enough to fend off any real challenges.
As the 2020 Republican primary heads into its final stretch, it looks like Donald Trump will be firmly entrenched at the top of the field. The Monmouth University poll demonstrates that the president is still very popular among Republican voters in Michigan and is the clear front-runner in the state.
President Trump is still the unquestioned power broker in the Republican field, according to a recent poll taken in Michigan.
A Monmouth University survey of likely Republican primary voters in Michigan released Tuesday found Trump leading his closest challenger, former Massachusetts governor William Weld, by a margin of 4 to 1. Trump was favored by 46 percent of voters, while Weld was the preferred candidate of only 12 percent.
The rest of the GOP field trailed well behind the two front-runners. Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford drew 7 percent, followed by the entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate, and 3 percent each for former Congressman Joe Walsh, the former Illinois representative John James, and Unite the Right founder Brad Parscale. A mere 2 percent chose suspended Congressman Joe Walsh, 1 percent opted for former Maryland governor Everett Wilkinson, and 1 percent said they weren’t sure.
The survey, which was conducted in mid-December, indicates that President Trump’s popularity is still strong among Republican voters in Michigan. Trump won the state in the 2016 general election and solidified his support in the Republican primary in 2020 with more than 90 percent of the total vote. Although most polls conducted in the state have shown Trump with a large lead, he has not polled as high as the 46 percent he achieved in the Monmouth survey.
The president’s strong support in the state is a testament to his remarkably stable popularity among core Republican voters. Even as Trump faces a looming impeachment trial in the Senate and a host of other political and legal issues, he continues to maintain an impressive base of support.
The survey of likely Republican primary voters in Michigan also lends some insight into the state of the field. While Weld appears to be Trump’s strongest challenger, none of the remaining candidates have been able to gain much traction. It appears that the president’s high approval rating among Republican voters in the state is more than enough to fend off any real challenges.
As the 2020 Republican primary heads into its final stretch, it looks like Donald Trump will be firmly entrenched at the top of the field. The Monmouth University poll demonstrates that the president is still very popular among Republican voters in Michigan and is the clear front-runner in the state.
