Former President Donald Trump has no formidable challenger among Republican presidential primary candidates, according to a poll published Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The poll, published by the\u00a0Wall Street Journal,\u00a0<\/em>showed that Trump is the top choice of 59 percent of GOP primary voters \u2014 up 11 percentage points since April. \u201cThe new survey finds that what was once a two-man race for the nomination has collapsed into a lopsided contest in which Trump, for now, has no formidable challenger,\u201d a\u00a0WSJ<\/em>\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0on the poll said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump\u2019s lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has nearly doubled since April to 46 percentage points, the survey showed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Compared to Trump\u2019s 59 percent support, DeSantis garnered only 13 percent, putting him only barely ahead of the rest of the GOP primary field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That figure represented a collapse of support for DeSantis, which was 24 percent in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDeSantis collapsed,\u201d said Democrat pollster Michael Bocian, who conducted the poll with Republican pollster Tony Fabrizio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe one candidate who back in April really seemed to be a potential contender, seemed to have a narrative to tell, has totally collapsed, and those votes went to Trump,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The poll showed that four indictments of Trump have not hurt him with Republican primary voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More than 60 percent polled said the indictments were politically motivated and without merit, according to the poll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A 78 percent majority even said Trump\u2019s actions after the 2020 election were legitimate efforts to ensure the vote was accurate, while only 16 percent said Trump acted illegally to try to block the certification of the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n