{"id":1990126,"date":"2023-08-03T18:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T22:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-half-of-republicans-wouldnt-vote-for-trump-if-convicted-of-a-felony-poll\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T18:20:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T22:20:32","slug":"nearly-half-of-republicans-wouldnt-vote-for-trump-if-convicted-of-a-felony-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-half-of-republicans-wouldnt-vote-for-trump-if-convicted-of-a-felony-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost 50% of Republicans won&#8217;t support Trump if convicted of a felony: Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnearly-half-of-republicans-wouldnt-vote-for-trump-if-convicted-of-a-felony-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1990126&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republicans Divided on Support for \u2064Trump in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>According to a recent poll, just under half\u200c of Republicans would not vote for \u2064former President Donald\u200c Trump in 2024 if he is\u200b convicted of a felony. The survey, conducted\u200c on Wednesday and Thursday, revealed that 45% \u2062of Republicans\u200d nationwide would withhold their\u2064 vote if Trump were &#8220;convicted of a felony crime by a jury.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Indictments and Support<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200b poll, conducted by Reuters\/Ipsos, also\u200d found that 35% of Republicans indicated they \u200dwould still vote for Trump regardless of a felony conviction. The remaining respondents claimed they were unsure. Interestingly, over \u200dhalf of Republicans (52%)\u200c stated they would not vote for Trump if\u2064 he were &#8220;currently serving time in\u2064 prison.&#8221; However, \u200d28% of Republicans said they would still support \u2064the former president \u2062even in that scenario.<\/p>\n<h3>Political Motivation and Election Fraud Allegations<\/h3>\n<p>Despite these divisions, a\u2063 significant \u200dmajority of respondents (75%) agreed that the indictments\u2062 against Trump were politically motivated. Additionally, two-thirds of respondents expressed\u2064 disbelief in the most recent indictment&#8217;s claim \u2062that Trump sought to perpetrate election fraud to overturn the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">2020 presidential election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Response and Support<\/h3>\n<p>Trump \u2064pleaded not guilty \u2063to\u200b the four new charges brought against him, \u200cincluding conspiracy to\u2063 defraud the United States and obstruction of an official proceeding. Despite the potential impact on his support, the former president has consistently seen boosts in Republican primary polls whenever he has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-nasty-special-counsel-jack-smith-in-hannity-town-hall-as-indictment-looms\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes special counsel Jack Smith as indictment approaches during Hannity town hall.\">faced indictments<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-half-of-republicans-wouldnt-vote-for-trump-if-convicted-of-a-felony-poll\/\" title=\"Almost 50% of Republicans won't support Trump if convicted of a felony: Survey\">received target letters foreshadowing imminent\u2064 indictments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Truth\u200b Social,\u200d Trump alluded to these increases in support, stating, &#8220;I NEED ONE MORE \u2064INDICTMENT \u2063TO ENSURE MY ELECTION!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters after his not guilty plea, \u200bTrump referred to the situation as a &#8220;persecution of a political opponent.&#8221; He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-war-is-over-nigel-farage-on-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-announcing-they-finally-have-come-to-an-agreement\/\" title=\"\u201cThe War Is Over\u201d \u2013 Nigel Farage On The United Kingdom and the European Union Announcing They Finally Have Come to an Agreement\">previously claimed<\/a> that his indictments are part of a\u200c broader effort by the Biden administration\u200b to\u200c suppress his \u2064presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was never supposed to happen in America,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington\u200b Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent poll reveals that nearly half of Republicans would withhold their vote for ex-President Donald Trump in 2024 if he is found guilty of a felony. 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