Donald Trump Will Be Rejected by Most Swing State Voters if He’s Convicted of a Crime, New Poll Suggests

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on January 23, 2024 in Nashua, New Hampshire.Photo:Chip Somodevilla/Getty

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More than half of swing-state voters would not vote forDonald Trumpin the upcoming 2024 presidential race if he were convicted of a crime, according to a newBloomberg News/Morning Consult poll.

The poll of voters in seven battleground states showed that 53% of respondents would not vote for the former president if he is guilty of a crime. Additionally, if Trump, 77, were sentenced to prison, the number would increase to 55%.

Bloomberg/Morning Consult surveyed a sample of 4,956 registered voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from Jan. 16 through 22, 2024. The participants varied based on gender, age, race, marital status, home ownership, 2020 Presidential vote and state of residence.

Donald Trump in Nashua, New Hampshire on Jan. 23, 2024.Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty

The former president has been charged witha total of 91 criminal countsin four separate criminal cases since leaving office, each of which are awaiting trial.

In March 2023, Trumppleaded not guilty to 34 felony countsof falsifying business records in the first degree following an investigation into an alleged hush money payment he made to adult film starStormy Danielswhile he was a presidential candidate in 2016. The trial begins on March 25 in New York, reportedPBS.

Donald Trump on January 23, 2024 in Nashua, New Hampshire.Chip Somodevilla/Getty

The trial could begin on March 4. However, Judge Tanya Chutkan said it may be delayed to a later date, reportedPolitico.

Two weeks later, Trump was indicted in a fourth criminal investigation regarding his efforts tooverturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.He was charged with 13 counts. Prosecutors have proposed an Aug. 5, 2024 trial date, reported PBS.

Donald Trump in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 27, 2024.Ian Maule/Bloomberg via Getty

Ian Maule/Bloomberg via Getty

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As the 2024 presidential race continues, the major Republican candidates remaining are Trump andNikki Haley. On Jan. 21, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantissuspended his campaignand endorsed Trump.

On Jan. 23, the former presidentwon the New Hampshire Republican primary, one week after hedominated his party’s Iowa caucuses.

source: people.com