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Most Individuals, together with three in ten Democrats, assume the trio of indictments in opposition to former President Donald Trump are “an try and cease” his 2024 presidential marketing campaign, based on a CBS/YouGov ballot.
The ballot launched Sunday requested respondents about how they understand the indictments and investigations in opposition to Trump. When requested in the event that they really feel it’s “an try and cease Trump’s 2024 marketing campaign,” 59 p.c of the respondents mentioned “sure,” whereas 41 p.c mentioned “no.”
Former President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump offers a thumbs up as he leaves after talking at a marketing campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, on July 29, 2023. (JOED VIERA/AFP through Getty Pictures)
A deeper look exhibits that 31 p.c of Democrats and 63 p.c of independents imagine the indictments and investigations in opposition to Trump are an effort to hinder his marketing campaign, and 86 p.c of Republicans really feel the identical means.
Nonetheless, majorities of the respondents additionally imagine the investigations are “upholding the rule of regulation” (57 p.c) and “defending democracy” (52 p.c). Conversely, 43 p.c don’t assume the investigations and indictments are sustaining the rule of regulation, and 48 p.c don’t imagine they defend democracy, together with 3 in 4 Republicans.
Over a 3rd of respondents understand the indictments to be “an assault on individuals like [them].” This contains 56 p.c of Republicans and 63 p.c of Trump 2020 voters.
The ballot additionally requested respondents which issues them extra: “That Donald Trump tried to overturn a presidential election” or, “That the costs and indictment in opposition to Donald Trump are politically motivated.”
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The outcomes present 38 p.c of Individuals are extra involved the costs are politically motivated, whereas 38 p.c are extra fearful he allegedly tried to overturn the election. One other 24 p.c are equally involved that Trump allegedly tried to overturn the outcomes and that politics are driving the indictment.
Extra independents are fearful the indictment is “politically motivated” than are involved about what the allegations in opposition to Trump element at a ratio of 41 p.c to 38 p.c.
The ballot additionally discovered that 51 p.c of respondents imagine Trump “deliberate to remain within the presidency via unlawful and unconstitutional actions,” whereas 49 p.c both assume he deliberate to stay in workplace “via authorized and constitutional processes” or that he “didn’t plan to remain within the presidency past the top of his time period.”
YouGov sampled 2,145 adults from August 2-4, and the margin of error is plus or minus 2.9 share factors.
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