Republican Primary

Tensions are rising and tempers are flaring among backers of Gov. DeSantis as his presidential campaign continues to flounder.

Former President Donald Trump has a 48-point lead in the Republican primary race, this week’s Morning Consult survey found.

A statement from Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung delves into the latest scandal rocking the political primary world: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s shoes.

Steve Cortes, a key aide and spokesman for the pro-Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) Never Back Down super PAC, exited the group, according to a statement released Tuesday.

Republican presidential candidate Gov. Doug Burgum told Breitbart News that “American voters lost” Wednesday’s GOP debate because it was designed to be “great for clickbait and great for ratings” rather than to inform the voters.

Wednesday night’s second Republican primary debate without former President Donald Trump saw viewership drop by more than 25 percent compared to the first debate held last month, preliminary data from Nielsen shows.

Never-Trump Republicans are trying to lure Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) into the GOP presidential primary as there is growing concern over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) sinking poll numbers.

Trump is running about dead-even with President Joe Biden among voters, according to a poll published Saturday.

Former President Donald Trump holds a 37-point lead in the Republican primary race, the latest survey from The Economist/YouGov found.

Former Arizona Republican U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters is set to launch another bid for Senate to fill the seat held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with his plans. 

New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan told NBC News on Monday he is “not seeking to remove any names” from the Republican primary ballot after Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk urged his supporters to call Scanlan’s office following reports Scanlan was weighing using the Fourteenth Amendment to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) accused former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) of making a “pretty racist” comment toward entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy during Wednesday’s debate when he compared Ramaswamy to former President Barack Obama for joking that he is a “skinny guy with a funny last name.”

The first Republican presidential primary debate hosted by Fox News on Wednesday featured no questions on election integrity, despite polls showing the issue is important to conservatives.

In lieu of attending the first Republican primary debate, former President Donald Trump released an interview with Tucker Carlson that reached 90 million views in three hours after it was posted on Twitter. 

Vivek Ramaswamy condemned his rivals at Wednesday’s Republican primary debate for visiting “their pope Zelensky” in Ukraine.

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley criticized her Republican opponents for supporting increased spending under former President Donald Trump’s administration during the first 2024 GOP primary debate. 

Recent polling shows the GOP must unite behind former President Donald Trump, GOP House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) told Breitbart News.

Fox News reportedly told former President Donald Trump’s surrogates they are not allowed access to the post-debate “spin room” following Trump’s announcement that he would skip the debate due to a significant polling advantage.

The Chairman of the Republican Party in the Virgin Islands suggested a change to the RNC debate rules to hurt Trump.

Former President Donald Trump posted his biggest lead yet over his rivals at 62 percent of likely Republican primary voters, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll published Sunday.

Former President Donald Trump holds a commanding 65-point lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis among Louisiana Republicans, the latest Nexstar Media/Emerson College found.

While former President Donald Trump maintains a commanding 40-point lead over his Republican primary challengers, Vivek Ramaswamy has surged over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to take second place, a new Echelon Insight poll found. 

Bill Mitchell, a prominent pro-Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) online influencer, threatened to tank former President Donald Trump and help President Joe Biden in the general election.

Former President Donald Trump will campaign at an Iowa event this weekend, joined by nine members of Florida’s Republican congressional delegation who endorsed him rather than Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).

Former President Donald Trump mocked Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie’s weight during a New Hampshire rally on Tuesday, joking that Christie is “eating right now” and “can’t be bothered.” 

Former President Donald Trump believes there is “more enthusiasm now” for his campaign than there was in 2016 and 2020.

Former President Donald Trump’s support remains “unmoved” after his third indictment, this week’s Morning Consult survey found.

Former Vice President Mike Pence claimed in a statement that former President Donald Trump put “himself over the Constitution” and should “never be President of the United States” after Special Counsel Jack Smith indicted Trump on charges stemming from January 6.

Ramaswamy released video statement on Tuesday slamming the third indictment of his competitor, former President Donald Trump, as “political persecution” and vowed to pardon him, should he win the presidency. 

Presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) is once again calling on former President Donald Trump to end his presidential campaign after Special Counsel Jack Smith unsealed a four-count indictment against Trump on charges related to January 6. 

Anti-woke businessman Vivek Ramaswamy has moved to second place in Ohio’s Republican primary race.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has dropped to 11 percent support in the New Hampshire Republican primary, the latest American Greatness/National Research Inc. survey found.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sank to a “weekly tracking low” in Morning Consult’s latest survey, released Tuesday.

Former President Donald Trump holds an 18-point lead over President Joe Biden among independent Americans, the latest Harvard CAPS-Harris poll revealed.

A majority of Republican primary voters support former President Donald Trump, while Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has fallen into a virtual tie for second place with anti-woke businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, the latest Harvard poll forum. 

Former President Donald Trump has pulled ahead in the Utah Republican primary race, a recent Deseret News/Hinkley Institute poll found.