The Washington Examiner's Byron York described the history of former President Donald Trump's polling numbers ahead of the 2024 presidential election, pointing out that his performance has only increased since his first indictment.

Before Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. indicted Trump over 34 counts of falsifying business records, Trump's opponent Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), stood a chance with 15 points between them. However, ever since the indictment was brought down in April, Trump's lead has jumped to 30 points and remained there.

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"The only real change we've seen is that the entrance of a number of lesser candidates into the race seems to have taken a little bit of DeSantis's support away, while it has not affected Trump at all," York said while on the Fox Report with Jon Scott Sunday.

Trump's lead remained largely unaffected when DeSantis, who has garnered about 22% of favorability from the GOP (according to a Fox News poll), officially launched his campaign in May.

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While Trump and Desantis are the GOP frontrunners, other candidates include former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, political commentator Larry Elder, businessman Perry Johnson, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

According to York, the candidates' next opportunity to stand out enough to turn the tables will come on Aug. 23 during a Fox News debate.