A new poll suggests Governor DeSantis has begun to surge in Iowa after the first Republican debate which aired on Wednesday.

Pre-debate, Governor DeSantis had 14 percent next to Trump’s 42 percent. But now DeSantis has increased by 7 points and Trump has actually fallen by one point, shrinking Trump’s lead from 28 to 20 points.

Here’s more via Fox News:

A new Public Opinion Strategies poll exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis closing in on Trump among Iowa voters.

The poll among the 400 Iowa likely GOP caucus-goers included a ballot test that saw DeSantis rose from 14% support up to 21% post-debate.

Trump slid by one percentage point, from 42% to 41%.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley also saw a large bump in the polls, rising from 3% support to 11% post-debate, while South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott slid from 8% to 7%.

Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy saw the largest slide, dropping from 10% support to 7%. Former Vice President Mike Pence remained at 2% in the poll.

Both North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dropped from 3% to 1% support after the debate.

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson saw a bump, as well, getting up to 1% support post-debate, up from being below 1% before the debate.

DeSantis has also shrunk the gap between he and Trump in a head-to-head matchup:

The Public Opinion Strategies poll also found DeSantis closing the gap against Trump in a head-to-head matchup, with DeSantis having 40% support to Trump’s 43% post-debate.

Pre-debate, DeSantis largely trailed with 34% compared to Trump’s 51%.

I know Trump still has a 20-point lead and this is just one poll, but this is the first significant move we’ve seen in a poll for DeSantis. Let’s hope this is legit and it’s the beginning of something serious.