Donald Trump continues to hold a commanding lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. A new Wall Street Journal poll shows nearly 60 percent of Republican voters back the former president. That’s an 11-point increase since the newspaper’s April survey. Trump’s closest challenger is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who picked up 13 percent. […]
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Trump widens GOP lead in new Wall Street Journal poll
Donald Trump continues to hold a commanding lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. A new Wall Street Journal poll shows nearly 60 percent of Republican voters back the former president. That’s an 11-point increase since the newspaper’s April survey. Trump’s closest challenger is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who picked up 13 percent. The survey found that Trump’s lead over DeSantis has nearly doubled to 46 percentage points. All other GOP candidates are in the single digits.