Post-conviction polls show increase in support for Trump!
NEW YORK (PNN) - June 4, 2024 - Polls taken immediately after President Donald J. Trump’s conviction show there has been no negative impact on his support and even a slight increase in favorability, especially among Independent voters.
Trump was convicted on 34 counts in a brazen political show trial that Democrats hoped would harm his presidential prospects, although that doesn’t seem to have materialized.
A Daily Mail poll conducted by J.L. Partners found 22% of respondents to have a more positive view of Trump as a result of the conviction compared to 16% who have a more negative view.
In other words, the conviction has totally backfired and handed Trump a 6% approval boost.
Among Independents, a key voting group that will be crucial to success, 20% feel more positive about Trump compared to 16% who feel more negative.
“Independents largely do not think the hush-money case was undertaken with the right motives or that Trump’s actions were troubling enough for the case to be charged,” reports the Daily Mail.
Among Trump’s own MAGA supporter base, 54% said the ruling had no impact on their support, while the guilty verdict solidified the support of 36% of Trump’s 2020 voters, while just 6% felt more negative about him.
It remains to be seen whether the other show trials against Trump will produce different results given that they relate to alleged crimes other than payoffs to porn stars, but the reaction so far won’t please Democrats.
