Trump holds wide lead in Republican 2024 nominating contest, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
(VOVWORLD) - Donald Trump maintains his dominant position in the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest, drawing the support of more than half of the party's voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on Monday.
The poll found that 61% of self-identified Republicans said they would vote for the former US president in the state-by-state nominating contest to pick a challenger to Democratic President Joe Biden.
None of his rivals were anywhere close. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley were each backed by 11% of self-identified Republicans.
The first ballots of the 2024 US elections will be cast in Iowa's Republican caucus on January 15.