Rep. George Santos (R-NY) defines the Republican Party as a new poll reveals he is better known than most of the Republican potential presidential candidates.
according to the latest Republican Monmouth College Poll:
Haley, who is set to announce her candidacy for president next week and is listed as a top priority by just 1% of Republican voters, received positive votes from voters in her party, with 47% in favor and 11% against. Rated. But her one-fifth of these voters don’t have her opinion (22%), and another one-fifth have never even heard of her (19%).
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Other 2024 Republican nominees are in the same situation as Haley, with Pompeo voting 41% for, 16% against, no vote, and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin voting 36% for, 8% against, just 10%. is. Half did not give an opinion. Pence is a more well-known figure, but he has more negative opinions than other candidates included in the poll, with 55% in favor and 28% against, with less than one-fifth of his votes against him. don’t have an opinion
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New York State Rep. George Santos is downvoted by his fellow Republicans with just 12% in favor and 42% against, with one-third not expressing an opinion and being newly elected. Only 14% said they had never heard of a congressman.
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The percentage of Republicans who have never heard of George Santos is the same as Ron DeSantis (14%). The only Republicans more famous than Santos are Donald Trump (8%) and Ted Cruz (13%), who finished in the top two in the 2016 primary.
Santos is better known among Republicans than former Vice President Mike Pence or any non-Trump Republican presidential campaign. Santos was less likely to know Santos (14%) than Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (19%).
The Monmouth poll also reveals that other potential 2024 Republican candidates besides Trump and DeSantis currently don’t have much of a chance of winning the presidential nomination.
Outside of Trump, George Santos is the face of the Republican Party. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s refusal to oust Santos from the House could cost his party his entire 2024 election.
Jason is the editor-in-chief. He is also a White House press pool and a congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a BA in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy with a specialization in the social reform movement.
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