Conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has caught up to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in recent polling for the 2024 GOP presidential nominee.
The Emerson College poll found that Ramaswamy and DeSantis were tied for second, earning 10% of potential voters’ support, behind former President Donald Trump, who received 56%.
The poll shows the growing support for Ramaswamy, who was polling at just about 2% in June, and the declining support for the Florida governor, who was at 21% at the time.
The results from the poll also come on the heels of a leaked memo from a super PAC supporting DeSantis, which urged him to “take a sledgehammer” to the up-and-coming Republican while defending Trump.
“Another boring, establishment attack from Super PAC-creation ‘Robot Ron’ who is literally taking lame, pre-programmed attack lines against me for next week’s debate. ‘Hammer Ramaswamy,’” Ramaswamy said about the memo in a post on X.
DeSantis has since denounced the memo.
Recent polling of GOP voters has shown a growing shift in support for the two Conservatives as DeSantis continues to face countless attacks from the former president and others.
In a release, Spencer Kimball, the Executive Director of Polling at Emerson College, shared that Ramaswamy has made vast improvements among different demographics.
Kimball shared that 17% of postgraduate degree holders now support Ramaswamy, along with 16% of those younger than 35.
At the same time, support for DeSantis among postgraduate degree holders has fallen from 38% in June to 14% in August.
When asking DeSantis and Ramaswamy supporters how steadfast they are in voting for the two candidates, the poll found more shaky results for the Florida governor.
Almost half of Ramaswamy supporters said they would definitely vote for him, while only a third of DeSantis backers said the same.
As for the current leading man, more than 80% of Trump backers said they are definitely going to vote for him.
The poll included responses from 1,000 registered voters, was conducted from Aug. 16 to 17, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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