Commentary
Like almost all polls, Morning Consult gets mixed reviews.
FiveThirtyEight gives it a “B-“ while Media Bias/Fact Check anoints it with its “Leased Biased” rating, deeming it “very high” in the factual reporting department. Go figure.
Whatever the case, we can assume the poll you like is the one that shows you winning, especially winning big.
It should be no surprise then that Donald Trump, in his emails, is trumpeting the March 19 Morning Consult’s GOP primary tracker, which links Paul Bedard’s Washington Examiner article, “Trump surges to biggest 2024 lead yet, two times over DeSantis.”
Actually, the lead is slightly more than that. Trump leads by 54 percent to 26 percent over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, or 28 points, in the poll. On Jan. 2, he held an 11-point lead in the Morning Consult—quite a jump….