Polling Nightmares
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign has yet to impact the polls according to the latest summary by Florida Politics.
The new Harvard-Harris Poll shows the Florida Governor with his weakest showing yet in the 2024 GOP Primary race. Donald Trump boasts 59% support, with DeSantis at 14%, with Mike Pence at 8%.
The Big Village Politics poll has DeSantis at 15%, 41 points behind Trump.
By State:
A New Hampshire Journal-Coefficient shows the Florida Governor with just 13% support, 34 points behind Trump, and just 4 points above a surging Chris Christie.
A new National Research Inc. shows DeSantis with just 12% support, down 6 points from its May survey.
A new Emerson College Poll of California Republicans shows DeSantis trails Trump, 53% to 19%. Mike Pence has 10% support.
However, the Florida governor is doing better in Maryland.
A Gonzalez Poll conducted between May 30 and June 6 shows the Florida Governor just 5 points behind the former President, 42% to 37%, with 21% offering no answer to the question.
DeSantis Door-to-Door Boot Camp
The Washington Post reports the pro-DeSantis super PAC, Never Back Down, has been holding training sessions.
The door knockers are told:
- Body language matters.
- Passion counts.
- Never accept water or go inside.
- Mention DeSantis’s wife, Casey, her cancer diagnosis and his military service.
- If a journalist answers or the voter targets say they are steadfast supporters of former President Donald Trump, quickly exit the conversation.
- Push back on the mailers that say DeSantis wants to cut Social Security.
- Be ready with the details of Florida’s abortion law.
- Close with a caucus commitment card, when possible.
Dig Deeper: “By Labor Day, Never Back Down aims to have about 2,600 trained canvassers in the 18 early nominating states, many with hotel rooms and rental cars, iPads and evolving scripts, not to mention a paycheck from working in a position that is now advertised on job boards as between $20 to $22 an hour.”
Possible Tropical Storm
NOAA is watching a system developing in the mid-Atlantic that has a 90% chance to develop into a tropical depression.
Dig Deeper: Central Tropical Atlantic (AL92):
Showers and thunderstorms continue to become better organized in association with a broad area of low pressure located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
Environmental conditions appear conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression or tropical storm is expected to form later today or tonight. This system is forecast to move generally westward at 15 to 20 mph across the central tropical Atlantic through the middle part of this week.
Additional information on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…high…90 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days…high…90 percent.
