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Donald Trump is in the lead in FiveThirtyEight’s polling average ahead of Wednesday night’s initial GOP debate, which he has announced he won’t attend.
Mr Trump leads with 52.1 per cent support, ahead of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 15.2 per cent and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy with 9.7 per cent.
Former Vice President Mike Pence comes in at 4.3 per cent, and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott is at 3.6 per cent with former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, the ex-governor of South Carolina, has the backing of 3.4 per cent.
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is supported by 3.3 per cent, ex-Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson receives 0.7 per cent while North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum gets 0.4 per cent support.
At the bottom of the pack, former Texas Rep and CIA agent Will Hurd gets 0.3 per cent and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez gets 0.3 per cent.
The Fox News debate will begin at 9pm ET (8pm local time) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and will be covered across all platforms operated by the news network, including Fox Business Network, Fox News Digital, the Fox Nation streaming service, and Fox News Audio.
