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Will Trump’s front-runnership last in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination?
According to recent polls from the RealClearPolitics website, which provides up-to-date information on the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race, former President Donald Trump is leading the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race with 52% of the vote, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 22.9%.
Other candidates, such as former Vice President Mike Pence and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, are polling at lower percentages.
While the candidate who leads in Republican presidential election polls in the year before the election may have an advantage, it is not a guarantee that they will ultimately win the party nomination.
The front-runnership is changing
There have been instances in the past where a candidate who was leading in the polls did not win the nomination. For example, in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, John McCain was not leading in the polls a year before the election, but he ultimately won the nomination.
