Midterm election results by state1/30/2024 ![]() Trump’s legal woes could still hurt his campaign, especially if they mount. When you are running against Trump and everything that means, you can’t afford to stall out.” “A month ago, Ron DeSantis had all of the momentum, but he has stalled now in a sense. “Everyone on the Republican side thinks this is politically motivated,” Mr Robinson said. In Iowa, the former political director of the state party, Mr Craig Robinson, said a number of Republicans were ready to vote for a candidate other than Trump, but the indictment drew them back towards him. The response to Trump’s indictment may put pressure on Mr DeSantis and others to officially join the race “to claw back some of that very shiny limelight that Trump is basking in”, said Dr Wendy Schiller, a political science professor at Brown University who served on the staffs of former US senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and New York governor Mario Cuomo. Mr DeSantis came in second at 21 per cent. That is up from 48 per cent in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday. Trump leads the field for the Republican nomination by a wide margin, with 58 per cent of Republicans saying he is their preferred nominee. Trump’s lead over Mr DeSantis in the RealClearPolitics average of polls increased to 50.8 per cent to 24.6 per cent on Tuesday, from 45.7 per cent to 28.9 per cent the day before news of the indictment broke.Ī CNN poll conducted after the indictment showed that while 60 per cent of Americans and 62 per cent of independents approve of the charges, 79 per cent of Republicans disapprove.Ī Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, following Tuesday’s indictment, found that 49 per cent of all Americans think it was right for prosecutors to pursue the first criminal case against a US president or former president.īut the finding underscores the political divide on so many matters revolving around Trump.Īround 84 per cent of self-described Democrats said the charges were merited, while only 16 per cent of Republicans agreed.Īround 40 per cent of Republicans said the case made them more likely to vote for Trump in 2024, while 12 per cent said it made them less likely to support him.Īnother 38 per cent said it had no impact. On Thursday, US Representative Byron Donalds of Florida, whom Trump backed for re-election in 2022, endorsed him as the leader who “can seize the moment and deliver what we need”.Įarly polling suggests the indictment has boosted Trump’s standing in the GOP. Trump’s campaign is highlighting sentiments of support from more than 110 state and federal GOP officials, and – according to one ally – is working behind the scenes to secure more endorsements from lawmakers who Trump has supported in the past. “There is a conscious need from his rivals to not inflame his base.” “The indictment freezes in place the Republican field for now, and blunts any negative impact on Trump in terms of getting the nomination again,” said Dr Marty Cohen, a professor of political science at James Madison University. While Trump faces serious legal jeopardy from the 34 felony charges unveiled by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office on Tuesday – as well as from other state and federal investigations of his conduct – the prosecution’s case marked a political inflection point, prompting Republicans to once again rally behind him.Įven Mr DeSantis – who has not yet formally declared he is running for president – and Republican critics like US Senator Mitt Romney of Utah criticised the prosecution as political. Trump was at a low point politically after being widely blamed for the GOP’s disappointing 2022 midterm results, compounded by a lacklustre launch of his third White House bid.
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