James GleickAug 16, 2023

This AP story demonstrates how eager some political reporters are to say Trump’s crimes don’t matter. It says the electorate is divided. It says “about half” approve of the indictments. It quotes three of the people polled: all Republicans.

In fact, only a dwindling minority are still able to defend Trump. If you skip the prose and look at the ACTUAL POLL RESULTS, you learn that only 15% of those polled said Trump did “nothing wrong” in Georgia and 21% at the Capital.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-poll-georgia-elections-b6140eed88b3153e41dbf9e008d5a21b

Donald Trump's actions has divided Americans along party lines, AP-NORC poll says

A new poll shows Americans are deeply divided along party lines in their views of President Donald Trump’s actions in the most recent criminal charges brought against him. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that about half of Americans say Trump's alleged attempt to interfere in Georgia’s 2020 vote count was illegal. The poll, which was conducted before Monday’s charges in the Georgia case, also shows that about half of Americans approve of the Justice Department indicting Trump over his efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election.

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Show threadNickAug 16, 2023
@JamesGleick The unwritten truth is that what the American voter thinks is largely irrelevant. The law operates outside of popular opinion. Trump will likely be convicted, prevented from running for office and possible sent to jail. There's no poll that can save him from that.
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@nc26 Conviction is not a barrier to office. For the presidency.
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@laprice You're right, I misunderstood prior reports on his legal issues. However, if these go to trial and he's convicted, doesn't he just go to jail? How could he win the Presidency while in jail? It's a mess.
Aug 16, 2023 at 9:02pmWeb
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@nc26 yeah. It's a mess. I hope he gets primaried by Chris Christie and denied the ballot in enough states to sideline him.