CBS NEWS POLL: GOP primary voters are more concerned Trump's indictment is political rather than indicating a security risk.
, at least not yet. He remains well ahead of rivals in both consideration and vote choice.
At this stage of the race, it's always important to consider what the electorate wants even more than any horse race. And on that front, despite the rhetoric from the campaign, GOP voters prioritizeThey put a lot more importance on a candidate having a plan to lower inflation and lower taxes than they do on topics being discussed on the trail like, for instance, limiting the rights of transgender people and a national abortion ban .
Relative to other Republicans, MAGA Republicans are a bit more likely to voice a more combative approach. While most would prefer a president who finds common ground with Democrats, a third would prefer investigating and punishing the opposition party, which is higher than non-MAGA identifiers. And when we take an overall look at the field, accounting for both consideration and current vote, we see that Trump dominates when the two measures are taken together, suggesting he has an even higher ceiling, and that Ron DeSantis and other candidates still have more people considering them than voting for them, leaving open the question of whether they can convert more of them. So far, they have not.
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