Posted on 12/20/2023 1:24:39 PM PST by Reno89519
Almost a quarter of former President Donald Trump's supporters said he should not become the Republican presidential nominee in 2024 if he is convicted of a crime, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.
The poll released on Wednesday showed that 24% of Republican voters who would vote for Trump next year said that "even if he has won the most votes in the primary," if he is convicted, Trump should not become the GOP's standard-bearer.
Trump faces 91 indictments across four criminal cases and is in the middle of a $250 million New York civil fraud trial. And on Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled he should not appear on the state's presidential primary ballot, citing Trump's violation of the 14th Amendment, which bars anyone who has incited an insurrection from office. The former president will spend some time in the primary nominating contests in court as he battles the charges.
Despite the legal baggage, Trump remains the leader of the Republican primary field by double digits. Trump has painted himself as the victim of the "weaponization" of the Department of Justice and FBI, calling on his party to support him against the "deep state." And to a large extent, it has worked.
An overwhelming majority of Trump supporters surveyed, 70%, said he should be the GOP nominee if he "won the most votes in the primary, even if he is convicted of a crime." And 84% of his supporters said the charges against him "are mostly politically motivated," while 12% said he was "charged mostly because prosecutors believed he committed crimes."
However, the poll indicates there is some limit to Trump's advantageous lead. Two of the four criminal cases Trump faces are related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. While 72% of his supporters said he should not be sentenced to prison if convicted, 20% of his supporters said he should be sentenced if convicted. Another 23% of his supporters said he committed "serious federal crimes."
Trump's legal drama could cost him enough votes to ensure a second loss in 2024 if he were to get the nomination.
A set of New York Times/Siena College polls last month showed Trump losing around 6% of voters to President Joe Biden across five battleground states that could decide the fate of the presidency — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.
But Trump's allies have repeatedly signaled they will not abandon him if he were convicted.
"I've been traveling all over the country for his campaign," said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), one of Trump's staunchest defenders. "Everyone is solidly supporting him. The only theory that exists about that garbage is up here in this stupid city. He's going to blow away the primary whether he's sitting in a jail cell or not. Everybody hates this government, they think it's a bunch of communist bulls***, and he's going to win the general [election]."
Yeah, I have a lifetime of experience beating my head against a brick wall.
Essentially, if the DNC does not like a candidate they can exercise judicial malfeasance and the left leaning GOP will roll over and let the Democrats choose their candidate.
These are the same jokers who Loooooved John “Maverick” McCain and Mitt “Pierre Delecto” Romney.
Just admit you are looking for a reason to vote for Creepy Joe and be done with it.
Ha! I’m a non-binary voter. A registered Republican. I will vote for DeSantis, NEVER for ineligible Ramaswamy or Haley or a ticket with them, and no for Trump. I’ll leave the ballot presidential choice blank. I’m am a solid No Vote for Trump. Call that non-binary.
Which makes you effectively a vote for a Rat if Trump does get the nomination!
Well, RINOs in Congress definitely roll over on demand but not not a RINO. I’m a conservative Republican voter. I will NEVER vote for Biden or Newsom or Harris or anyone like that, I won’t vote for Trump, Ramaswamy, or Haley. If faced with that, my null vote is simply None of the Above.
Seeing as you truly believe in your derpstate agenda, that is true.
Since Trump will win the primaries, the RINO fallback plan is to convince the delegates to switch their votes following a conviction. This is what articles such as this are setting the stage for.
Liars lie.
Without MAGA, the party is dead. The party has been dead for decades. Your view is much like the dead republican party.
BWAH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
seriously, you’ve got me rolling here!
Here’s the question, How does Trump and supporters win back Republicans that have been vilified, how does Trump and supporters win back Independents? Do you really think people with simply hold their nose and vote for Trump? Will a few insincerely kind words just before the election win them back? Trump is Trump and I think we can all agree that he is what he is and that won’t change.
Rule of thumb.
Always consider the source. If the source suffers from that infantile TDS and feels the need to constantly strut around proclaiming they are the 'reason and logic', step back and watch a fool in action.
You don’t have a clue.
Everyone knows Trump voters are sticky and ain’t goin’ anywhere. There are very few truly undecided voters and a small percentage who flip-flop between Trump alternatives.
All the persecutions have done is to push more of them over to supporting Trump out of a sense of fairness, outrage, or good old fashioned American tradition that the voters, not some judges, decide who is on the ballot and who gets their vote. The Colorado and other attempts will follow the same pattern, an increase in Trump’s poll numbers and decline in the others.
DeSantis has already blown his chances, Haley’s supposed “climb” will turn into a drop next week, if anyone even remembers. In the meantime, all the air in the room will be consumed by Donald J. Trump.
MAGA is and has to be an idea, much like its predecessor the Tea Party. We can recognize and thank Trump, absolutely, but it needs to remain and be an idea, not a personality cult.
Oh, I have a clue and we actually do agree on most points.
If you believe this poll you are a special kind of stupid….
The kind of stupid that is never going to vote Republican under any circumstances
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