Donald Trump Faces Some Bad News In A New Poll Comparing Him Against Ron DeSantis For 2024 Support

Former President Donald Trump and his advisers seem to believe that his rumored 2024 presidential run will be a piece of cake. The assumption isn't shocking; after seeing his fan base storm the capitol in January, it's safe to believe Trump still has a lot of people rooting for him. Some people who first voted for Trump in 2016 and again in 2020 told The Atlantic why they just keep going back to the former 45th president.

"He was our last great hope, and almost did everything that he promised us, and then the coordinated worldwide attack to take him down along with our country happened," a correspondent said. "We are tired and exhausted, but we know that this man should be remembered in history as one of the greatest Presidents, ever. I'm proud to have supported him."

Even though Trump clearly has some loyalists who would love to see him take back the White House, a September poll conducted by GOP pollster Carter Wrenn (via Newsweek) shows that support for Trump may be dwindling. Read on to find out who's catching up to Trump in the race to clinch the GOP presidential nomination.

According to Newsweek, Republican support is fading away from former President Donald Trump and shifting over to a new presidential candidate. GOP governor Ron DeSantis saw support for his reported 2024 presidential run almost double from 13% in July and is now neck-in-neck with Trump's poll numbers. The poll was shared by Republican pollster Carter Wrenn for former national security adviser John Bolton's super PAC. The data showed that Trump has the support of 26.2% of Republican voters, but DeSantis is catching up quickly with 25.2%. This is a clear contrast to July's poll standings, which put Trump as the top choice for 46% of Republicans, per Newsweek.

But what was the cause of this shift? According to Bolton, it might be the way Trump handed Afghanistan. "These numbers will probably come as a shock to Donald Trump," Bolton said in a statement (via Newsweek). "After 20 years in Afghanistan, it's clear that Americans are unhappy with leaving as we did. Voters were smart enough to see that President Trump started the withdrawal and legitimized the Taliban through negotiations," he added. "They recognize that withdrawal carries more risks for the homeland than keeping a U.S. and NATO military presence in Afghanistan."

Seeing DeSantis in his rearview mirror isn't the only thing Trump needs to worry about if he wants to win the 2024 Republican nomination. Fifty-seven percent of Republican voters agreed that "to move forward we need new leaders and fresh faces."