Two polls released on Tuesday show former President Donald Trump dominating the Republican primary field, crushing his nearest opponents in hypothetical head-to-head races in one poll and leading a field of six with two-thirds of support in another. 

The surveys come ahead of the fourth Republican presidential debate scheduled for Wednesday, which Trump will not attend, as the Iowa Caucuses are less than a month-and-a-half away. 

A Messenger/Harris poll among registered Republican voters published Tuesday shows Trump dominating hypothetical head-to-head races with former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

🇺🇲 NATIONAL POLL: @Harris_X_

Trump: 53% (+6)
Biden: 47%

Independents
Trump: 55% (+10)
Biden: 45%
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GOP PRES:
Trump: 75% (+50)
DeSantis: 25%
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Trump: 79% (+58)
Haley: 21%

2,018 RV | 767 GOP RVs | 11/27-12/1https://t.co/bx42FTGpUv pic.twitter.com/rRaCbKpoCF

— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) December 5, 2023

In a match-up between Trump and Haley, the 45th president cleans up with 76 percent of support to her 19 percent. DeSantis fares marginally better than Haley but still gets trounced by Trump in a two-man race. Trump leads with 73 percent, while DeSantis takes 21 percent. 

The poll did not include data on the horse race of the entire primary field, though the Messenger noted Trump registered at 68 percent in its last poll.

The survey also found Trump at 47 percent nationally among registered voters in a race versus Biden, who trails with 40 percent while 14 percent are undecided. For comparison, “Biden led DeSantis, 41%-40%, while 19% were undecided. Haley led Biden, 41%-37%, while 22% were undecided,” noted the Messenger’s Matt Holt. 

With undecided leaners included, Trump’s lead is 53 percent to 47 percent.

From November 27 to December 1, Harris X sampled 2,018 registered voters, including 767 Republicans nationally, with the margin of error (MOE) for the whole sample being ± 2.2 percentage points. 

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