DeSantis Supporters Prefer Trump as 2nd Choice in New Hampshire Primary: Poll

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ supporters are likely to favor former President Donald Trump as their second choice over former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, according to a recent poll.

A University of New Hampshire/CNN poll released on Jan. 21 shows that among Mr. DeSantis’ supporters in New Hampshire, 62 percent will vote for the 45th president as their second-choice candidate, while 30 percent will choose Ms. Haley.

The poll was released hours before the Florida governor dropped out of the GOP race and endorsed President Trump. Earlier in the day, Mr. DeSantis announced that he would suspend his campaign, saying he had “no clear path of victory.”

“I signed a pledge to support the Republican nominee, and I will honor that pledge. He has my endorsement because we can’t go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear, a repackaged form of warmed-over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents,” Mr. DeSantis said.

President Trump’s campaign responded to the departure graciously, thanking the Florida governor for his endorsement and calling on the Republican Party to come together and get behind the clear frontrunner.

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