In the wake of former President Donald Trump's conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business documents, a recent ABC News/Ipsos poll reveals that about half of Americans believe the verdict was correct and that Trump should end his campaign. This conviction marks the first time a former U.S. president has been convicted of a crime, and Trump has since appealed the ruling.

 

According to the poll, 50 percent of respondents agreed with the New York jury's decision, while 49 percent said Trump should immediately withdraw from the presidential race. Despite the conviction, Trump's favorability rating remained unchanged at 31 percent, consistent with previous polls.

 

The charges against Trump stem from hush money payments made in the weeks leading up to the 2016 election, intended to silence allegations of past affairs with an adult film star. The trial has polarized public opinion, with 47 percent of respondents agreeing with Trump's claim that the charges are politically motivated.

 

A majority of those surveyed, 51 percent, believe Trump intentionally committed wrongdoing, while 12 percent think he acted wrongly but unintentionally. The poll also highlighted significant partisan divides: only 18 percent of Republicans supported the guilty verdict, compared to 83 percent of Democrats. Among independents, a key voting bloc, 52 percent agreed with the verdict.

 

The poll also addressed President Joe Biden's approval rating, which stands at 32 percent, nearly identical to Trump's. Despite Trump's conviction, he still leads Biden by about 1 percentage point in The Hill/Decision Desk HQ average of polls, though Biden has gained ground since the verdict, leading in most polls conducted after Thursday.

 

A separate CBS News/YouGov poll provides further insight into public perception of Trump's trial. It found that most independents believe Trump received a fair trial, with 54 percent agreeing and 46 percent disagreeing. Overall, 56 percent of U.S. adults considered the trial fair, while 44 percent did not.

 

When asked if the jury reached the right or wrong verdict, 57 percent of U.S. adults said the jury was correct, while 43 percent disagreed. Among independents, 56 percent supported the verdict, and 44 percent opposed it. The partisan split was stark, with almost all Democrats (96 percent) affirming the fairness of the trial and the correctness of the verdict, while a large majority of Republicans (86 percent) considered the trial unfair and 82 percent thought the verdict was wrong.

 

The Republican establishment has echoed Trump's condemnation of the trial, labeling it as unfair and politically motivated. Following the verdict, Trump criticized Judge Juan Merchan, calling him "the devil" and denouncing the trial as "rigged" and "a scam." These comments followed a fundraising appeal in which Trump referred to himself as "a political prisoner."

 

The CBS News/YouGov poll, conducted from May 30 to June 1, included 989 U.S. adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.2 percentage points. This poll underscores the deep divisions within American society regarding Trump's legal battles and their implications for his political future.

 

Credit: The Hill 2024-06-04

 

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Trump won’t quit its the only possible way the more serious cases and FACTS won’t be exposed to public view he’s fighting for his life.sure sucks to have received every possible advantage in life and failed so miserably as a human to have to resort to this tactic not to mention the betrayal of the country that nurtured you……truly epic in a bad way….oh off topic a very interesting story broke by pro publca about trump insiders receiving plush salary and contracts during the j6 investigation for their silence…….🤐 

The 50% will forget all about in three months.

 

The polls next week are going to show:

 

50% want Trump to drop out.

 

50% will vote for Trump.

 

50% will vote for Biden.

Half of Americans Believe Convicted Felon Trump Verdict Correct, Call for End to Campaign: Poll

 

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3 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

According to the poll, 50 percent of respondents agreed with the New York jury's decision,

This is a typical daily left wing twist of the media that constantly appears on this site now.

 

Why not run with 50% of the respondents did NOT agree with the democrat NY jury decision ? Oh, right, does not fir the agenda

3 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

The 50% will forget all about in three months.

 

The polls next week are going to show:

 

50% want Trump to drop out.

 

50% will vote for Trump.

 

50% will vote for Biden.

The 50% man!   I think I heard Stormy say he was only 50% of what he claimed to be, and unlike the election, he dropped out pretty quick. 

Bookmakers still offering odds-on for a Trump win in November.

The convicted felon finally won the popular vote, by all 12 jurors.

On the contrary, some of those 50% are switching sides.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-never-trump-voters-say-backing-gop-nominee-conviction

In a perfect world we'd have neither Trump nor biden for candidates. But, here we are.

That wouldn't be the half that vote Democrat would it? 

5 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

That wouldn't be the half that vote Democrat would it? 

You did read the article?

17 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Bookmakers still offering odds-on for a Trump win in November.

It’s how they clean up.

This is just another example of the ludicrous electoral system in the USA. Convicted felons cannot vote yet they can run for president. How f'ing dumb is the American electoral system.

All trump has to do is make a VP pick that can beat Biden and these days thats just about  anybody.

28 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

In a perfect world we'd have neither Trump nor biden for candidates. But, here we are.

 

Yes, sad isn't it!  A nation of 350+ million people and the best that they can do is a choice between a convicted felon and a geriatric.  No  hope for America I'm afraid!

 

2 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

The 50% will forget all about in three months.

 

The polls next week are going to show:

 

50% want Trump to drop out.

 

50% will vote for Trump.

 

50% will vote for Biden.

Democracy is at Stake , expect a Biden Landslide 

7 minutes ago, doctormann said:

 

Yes, sad isn't it!  A nation of 350+ million people and the best that they can do is a choice between a convicted felon and a geriatric.  No  hope for America I'm afraid!

 

Yeah two grandpa’s are going to destroy us and what hid forsaken craphole are you from 

15 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:

All trump has to do is make a VP pick that can beat Biden and these days thats just about  anybody.

Ridiculous 

25 minutes ago, TigerandDog said:

This is just another example of the ludicrous electoral system in the USA. Convicted felons cannot vote yet they can run for president. How f'ing dumb is the American electoral system.

Actually, that is not true. Depends on the state.  

Yeah, so those GOP zealots lining up at trial weren't just competing to be VP, they were getting face time in the possibility that the candidate-apparent exits the running, for whatever reason.

 

Anticipating same-party fireworks at the GOP convention next month, will be wild.

 

4 minutes ago, Irish star said:

Ridiculous 

If trumps VP can beat Biden it's isn't ridiculous, actually far from it. Trump is jailed, picks a surrogate that is capable of beating the most unpopular president in history. VP pardons trump, resigns, Trump ascends. The dems need to go around to nursing homes to harvest ballots pretty soon.

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Just now, Cryingdick said:

If trumps van can beat Biden it's isn't ridiculous, actually far from it. Trump is jailed, p8cks a surrogate that is capable if beating the most unpopular president in history. VP oardons trump, resigns, Trump ascends. The dems need to go around to nursing h8mes to harvest ballots pretty soon.

We support balloting , you Traitors don’t want the Votes because it’s a Loser for GOP 

It worries me that people's opinions are all based on their political party and so many have lost their ability to reason, impartially.  (This applies to both sides)

Just now, wombat said:

 I thought there was reasonable doubt, historically speaking🥷i

Yes it was , Trump is a moron and couldn’t pull it off 

15 minutes ago, Irish star said:

Yeah two grandpa’s are going to destroy us and what hid forsaken craphole are you from 

I'm not defending the situation in my particular cr*phole, as you put it.  Things are just as bad there.

9 minutes ago, QuantumQuandry said:

so many have lost their ability to reason, impartially

 

You can't lose what you never had.

 

50% would vote for a convicted felon. (That likes the ladies)

50% would vote for an (as yet) unconvicted felon. (that likes little girls).

21 minutes ago, wombat said:

 I thought there was reasonable doubt, historically speaking🥷i

Nope.

 

There was a legal settlement, in public view.

5 minutes ago, cooked said:

50% would vote for a convicted felon. (That likes the ladies)

50% would vote for an (as yet) unconvicted felon. (that likes little girls).

Put them together and you get 150 million combined more or less. There is not any political candidate that gets anything near a clear majority. America has more than 400 million people and more we don't know about..