GOP Support for Trump 2024 Presidential Run , Is Declining, Poll Shows.br According to the br 'USA Today'Suffolk University survey, .br 61 of Republicans would prefer br someone other than former President br Donald Trump to run for office in 2024.br More specifically, br they want Gov. Ron DeSantis.br According to the poll, a head-to-head primary matchup shows DeSantis leading Trump 56 to 33.br Republicans and conservative independents increasingly want Trumpism without Trump, David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University br Political Research Center​, to 'USA Today'.br Among Republicans, Trump's favorability rating br fell from 75 in October to 64 in December.br The poll also found that if Trump were to go head br to head with President Biden, he'd lag by 7.br DeSantis, on the other hand, tops Biden by 4 in the hypothetical matchup.