Beleaguered DeSantis falls further behind Trump in Florida, poll shows

University of North Florida study shows governor trailing Trump by 39 points, 60% to 21%, among Republican voters in his state

A new poll shows Florida's hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, falling even further behind Donald Trump in his own state, one day before the embattled candidate for the Republican presidential nomination takes the debate stage in Miami.

The study by the University of North Florida (UNF) published on Tuesday shows DeSantis trailing Trump by 39 points (60-21) among Republican Florida voters, with the former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley a distant third on 6%.