DeSantis claims Biden would beat Trump. GOP voters disagree

Florida Governor and Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis attends a barbecue hosted by former diplomat Scott Brown, as part of his “No B.S. Backyard BBQ” series, in Rye, New Hampshire, U.S. July 30, 2023. 

Reba Saldanha | Reuters

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he does not believe Donald Trump can beat President Joe Biden in a general election — but many Republican voters don’t agree, according to the latest national polls in the GOP primary race.

“I beat Biden in Georgia, Trump doesn’t. I beat Biden soundly in Arizona, Trump doesn’t,” DeSantis said of Trump in a Fox…