Trump Dominates DeSantis in 2 Florida County GOP Straw Polls

Taking on Trump in the primaries is a ’suicide mission,' according to Broward County State GOP Committeeman Richard DeNapoli.

Former President Donald Trump (left) addresses the crowd during a 2024 election campaign event in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 28, 2023; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (right) speaks to guests at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas on Nov. 19, 2022. Logan Cyrus, Scott Olson/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump trounced Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in straw polls hosted by Republican Party executive committees in the state’s two largest counties: Miami-Dade and Broward.

Miami-Dade Republicans overwhelmingly supported President Trump to be the GOP presidential nominee; 53 of the 65 sitting members voted for the former president, while just five backed the governor during a Jan. 3 meeting.