(May 31, 2024 at 5:18 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(May 13, 2024 at 11:41 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I found this passage buried in the body of an article about the concerns of the GOP over Trump:
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4657...sing-week/
To follow up on this story:
Quote:WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - Ten percent of Republican registered voters say they are less likely to vote for Donald Trump following his felony conviction for falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Friday.
The two-day poll, conducted in the hours after the Republican presidential candidate's conviction by a Manhattan jury on Thursday, also found that 56% of Republican registered voters said the case would have no effect on their vote and 35% said they were more likely to support Trump, who has claimed the charges against him are politically motivated and has vowed to appeal.
The potential loss of a tenth of his party's voters is more significant for Trump than the stronger backing of more than a third of Republicans, since many of the latter would be likely to vote for him regardless of the conviction.
Among independent registered voters, 25% said Trump's conviction made them less likely to support him in November, compared to 18% who said they were more likely and 56% who said the conviction would have no impact on their decision.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/one-10-...024-05-31/
If those number hold (and that’s a big ‘if’), Trump is well and truly boned.
Boru
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