{"id":1992444,"date":"2023-08-06T12:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T16:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/half-of-nation-says-trump-indictments-uphold-the-rule-of-law-poll\/"},"modified":"2023-08-06T12:34:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T16:34:58","slug":"half-of-nation-says-trump-indictments-uphold-the-rule-of-law-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/half-of-nation-says-trump-indictments-uphold-the-rule-of-law-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Half of the country believes Trump indictments support the rule of law."},"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%2Fhalf-of-nation-says-trump-indictments-uphold-the-rule-of-law-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=1992444&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>Half\u2062 of the \u2063Nation Believes Trump Used Illegal or Unconstitutional Means \u200bto Stay in Power<\/h2>\n<p>Following former President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2063third indictment\u2064 this year, a recent CBS News\/YouGov poll reveals \u2062that half of the nation believes he attempted to remain \u200cin\u200c office beyond his term through illegal and\u2064 unconstitutional means. This figure is \u2062consistent with the results of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-more-parents-now-support-funding-students-not-systems-after-year-of-covid-lockdowns\/\" title=\"POLL: More Parents Now Support Funding Students, Not Systems, After Year Of COVID Lockdowns\">similar poll conducted<\/a> last summer.<\/p>\n<h3>Undermining\u200b Democracy and Overturning\u200c Election Results<\/h3>\n<p>A majority\u200c of respondents (54%) stated that if Trump\u200b was involved in an effort to overturn the 2020 election results, they \u200dwould consider it as \u2064&#8221;undermining democracy.&#8221; Interestingly, around\u2062 29% believed he attempted \u200dto \u2063stay in office through legal means, while 51% believed his\u2062 attempts were unconstitutional. Additionally, 20% of respondents believed that Trump &#8220;did not plan to stay in office.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Indictments Seen as an Attempt to Stop Trump&#8217;s \u20622024 Campaign<\/h3>\n<p>However, the poll \u2062also \u2062highlights that a\u200c majority of United States residents (59%) perceive the indictments against the former president as\u200d an \u200cattempt to &#8220;stop&#8221; his 2024 campaign. This perception is likely influenced\u2063 by a\u2064 significant number of Republicans \u2064who view\u2063 Trump as the front-runner for the GOP nomination. Interestingly, some Democrats also share\u2062 this concern, possibly perceiving his campaign \u2062as a threat to democracy.<\/p>\n<h3>A Fifth\u2064 of the Nation Remains Neutral<\/h3>\n<p>About \u200ba fifth of the \u2062nation does \u2063not align with either party, \u200bconsisting of individuals\u200c who believe President Joe \u2063Biden won the election legitimately but do\u200b not\u200d believe\u2064 Trump \u2063acted illegally. \u200bSome respondents in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/institutional-corruption-and-a-pandemic-of-misinformation-previous-proponent-for-covid-19-jabs-calls-for-global-stop\/\" title=\"Institutional Corruption and a Pandemic of Misinformation: Previous Proponent for COVID-19 Jabs Calls for Global Stop\">group expressed concerns<\/a> \u2064that \u2064the charges against Trump are\u2063 politically motivated. Only 4 in 10 of them believe that if\u2064 Trump did attempt to overturn the election, it would be \u200cundermining democracy.<\/p>\n<h3>Partisan Divide<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-worrying-sign-cnn-panicking-after-their-poll-shows-head-to-head-matchup-with-biden\/\" title=\"CNN in Panic Mode as Their Poll Reveals Troubling Matchup with Biden\">poll \u2064reveals<\/a>\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/survey-majority-of-democrats-support-justin-trudeaus-crackdown-on-freedom-convoy-protesters\/\" title=\"Survey: Majority of Democrats Support Justin Trudeau's Crackdown on Freedom Convoy Protesters\">significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-border-threat-so-taboo-that-few-dare-speak-of-it\/\" title=\"A Border Threat So Taboo That Few Dare Speak Of It\">partisan divide<\/a><\/a>. A majority \u2063of Democrats (68%) believe that &#8220;Trump tried to overturn the \u200dpresidential election,&#8221;\u200c while \u200conly 38% of independents and 9% of Republicans agree. On the other hand, \u200b71% of \u2064Republicans believe that the indictment\u2064 is &#8220;politically motivated,&#8221;\u2064 compared to 41% \u200dof independents and 7% of Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The survey sampled 2,145 U.S. \u200cadult residents between Aug. 2-4, with a margin of error of \u2063plus\u200d or minus 2.9\u200c points.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more\u200d from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent CBS News\/YouGov poll, half of the nation believes that former President Donald Trump employed illegal or unconstitutional methods to extend his time in office. This marks his third indictment this year. 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