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posted ago by Rocketeer ago by Rocketeer +27 / -1

I was looking at this graph of the Republican primary polls from the beginning of this year until now when a realization struck me:

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/national/

Trump's numbers go up at almost precisely the same points in time that DeSantis' numbers go down, and by almost the same percentages. Has DeSantis' self-immolating campaign actually made Trump's popularity increase?