Almost half of Republicans answered that they would not vote for the former presidentDonald Trump if he were convicted of a serious crime, and more than half would not vote for him if he were in prison on election day.
This was revealed by a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll in which 52 percent of Republicans admitted that they would not vote for Trump if the former president were behind bars on Election Day.
The results of the consultation confirm, according toaxios.com, that Trump remains the heavy favorite for the 2024 Republican nomination, but suggests that his legal troubles could still hurt his chances heading into the next general election.
Trump pleaded not guilty last Thursday on charges of conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election, appearing in federal court in Washington, DC.
Accused of attempting to fraudulently reverse the results of the 2020 elections, where he lost to the DemocratJoe Biden, the former president did not admit any of the charges that the judge read to himMoxila A. Upadhyaya.
The magnate is accused of conspiracy to defraud the United States government and witness tampering.
Furthermore, in June,Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 felony charges in an investigation related to the withholding of classified information and obstruction of justice.
He also pleaded innocent before a New York court where he is being investigated forcharges related to falsifying business records to hide an alleged affair with the porn starStormy Daniels.
As if that were not enough, the former president facesa fourth possible indictment in Georgia for alleged criminal efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Unsurprisingly, Trump denies wrongdoing in all four cases.
It is the charges he faces in Washington that most complicate the Republican's outlook. If convicted, he could face several years in prison.
The Justice Department had been investigating Trump and his allies' plans for months to prevent the peaceful transfer of power to Biden, and now severely accuses him of attacking the constitutional foundations to remain in power through conspiracies.
According to a New York Times/Siena College poll, Trump is tied with President Biden at 43% in a hypothetical general election matchup, even though 51% of voters say they believe Trump has committed “federal crimes.” "serious."
For its part, the Reuters poll found that 75% of Republicans believe that Trump faces trials "for political reasons," while 66% do not find the conspiracy charges of which he is accused "credible."
Those findings suggest that many in the Republican base believe Trump's claims that he is the victim of a "witch hunt."
However, if convicted, the Reuters poll suggests many Republicans would be reluctant to vote for a convicted felon next November. Some 45% of Republicans said they would not vote for Trump if a jury convicted him of a felony, while 35% said they would.
52% said they would not vote for him if he were in prison at the time of the election, while 28% said they would. Despite all this, this survey continues to give Trump the winner in the primaries (with 47%) over his rivalRon DeSantis (13%).
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