Mon May 8, 2023 – 3:47 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The Americans poised to decide the Republican Party’s next presidential nominee are far more concerned about resisting “woke” ideology than they are litigating the 2020 election results and antagonizing leftists, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll.
The survey, conducted April 27-29 among 2,372 likely GOP primary voters, finds that 85% would prefer a candidate who “challenges woke ideas,” as opposed to 66% for “opposes any gun restrictions,” 61% for “says Trump won in 2020,” and 57% for “makes liberals angry.”
At first glance, the poll comes as heartening news to supporters of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has not yet announced his candidacy but is expected to this month or next, having just concluded an ambitious legislative session featuring conservative legislation on abortion, education, crime, transgenderism, and more. DeSantis has made combating “woke ideology” a cornerstone of his administration, particularly in schools, academia, and corporate influence.
It also appears to suggest that a strong stance on wokeness is a higher priority than arguing over the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s election, which former President and current GOP primary frontrunner Donald Trump continues to regularly insist
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