All Trump challengers in single digits as ex-president sweeps primary field: poll

Former President Donald Trump is on course to crush his Republican rivals in the race for the GOP nomination, commanding clear-majority support from the party electorate while none of his challengers have managed to individually clear single-digit support.

In the latest Emerson College survey, Trump claimed 64% support compared to former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who placed second with 9%. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis placed third with 8% while tech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took 5% and 3% respectively.

The results marked a 5% surge in support for Trump over the survey's October iteration, a 1% hike for Haley, no change for DeSantis, a 2% jump for Ramaswamy, and a 1% drop for Christie.

The general matchup shows Trump poised to defeat President Joe Biden, earning 47% support to the incumbent's 43%. When the survey includes Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independents Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West, Trump's lead expanded somewhat.

In that scenario Trump earned 42%, Biden 36%, and Kennedy 7% while West and Stein each earned 1% support.

Conducted Nov. 17-20, the survey questioned 1,475 registered voters and has a credibility interval of +/- 2.5%.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.