At some point you would think the weight of all the indictments and court proceedings would begin to erode support for President Donald Trump. That point could be if he is actually convicted and sentenced in any of the three current indictments against him, or the fourth one likely to be brought against him in Georgia.
A new poll by Reuters indicates that 52% of Republicans would NOT vote for Trump in a General Election if he were “currently serving time in prison.” Obviously, if that number is even half right, there’s no way a convicted Trump can win in November 2024.
About half of Republicans would not vote for Donald Trump if he were convicted of a felony, a sign of the severe risks his legal problems pose for his 2024 U.S. presidential bid, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday.
The former president and current front-runner in the Republican nomination contest for the November 2024 presidential election, Trump is due to appear in court on Thursday to face federal charges he led a conspiracy to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.
He has separately been charged in two other criminal cases: one in a New York state court which revolves around hush money payments to an adult film actress; and another in federal court where he is charged with retaining sensitive and classified national security documents after he left office in January 2021.
The two-day Reuters/Ipsos poll asked respondents if they would vote for Trump for president next year if he were “convicted of a felony crime by a jury.” Among Republicans, 45% said they would not vote for him, more than the 35% who said they would. The rest said they didn’t know.
Asked if they would vote for Trump if he were “currently serving time in prison,” 52% of Republicans said they would not, compared to 28% who said they would. . . .
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