Trump May Benefit From Growing GOP Primary Field

The more the 2024 Republican presidential primary field increases, the more former President Donald Trump appears to benefit.

That's the thinking among Trump supporters, even as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to enter the race Wednesday night in a Twitter Space hosted by Elon Musk.

"The die-hard MAGA [Make America Great Again] supporters won't vote for anyone but Trump. Everyone else who gets in dilutes support for DeSantis," a MAGA official, who claimed Trump holds an iron grip over roughly 40% of GOP voters, previously told the Washington Examiner.

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., officially declared his candidacy on Monday to bring the total number of announced Republican hopefuls to 10.

Poll results have showed DeSantis to be Trump's top opponent for the party's nomination, though the former president maintains a commanding lead over the Florida governor in nearly every survey.

DeSantis, 44, and several other GOP contenders have tried to position themselves as intellectual heirs to the MAGA movement minus the 76-year-old Trump's personal baggage, the Examiner reported.