Polls suggest that Trump’s felony conviction may have damaged his chances of defeating President Joe Biden in November.
Former President Donald Trump has been handed bad news in the form of two polls that suggest his felony conviction could hurt his chances of defeating President Joe Biden in November.
Trump, this year’s presumptive GOP presidential nominee, was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records by a jury in New York on Thursday. The former president called the outcome a «disgrace,» while describing himself as «a very innocent man» and claiming that «the real verdict» would be on Election Day.
A pair of polls that were conducted just after the conviction was announced and released on Friday offer evidence that Trump’s chances of receiving a more favorable «verdict» at the ballot box in November may have been damaged by his conviction in Manhattan.
A poll released by Reuters/Ipsos on Friday night found that 10 percent of Republican voters said were «less likely» to vote for Trump due to his conviction. While 35 percent of GOP voters said they were «more likely,» Reuters pointed out that the group «would be likely to vote for him regardless of the conviction.
