Most Republican Iowa caucusgoers say Trump conviction would not affect support: Survey

A majority of registered voters planning to attend the Iowa Republican caucuses say they will continue to support former President Trump even if he is convicted on one of four criminal charges, according to a recent poll. I answered.

The latest NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll shows 61 percent of people likely to join the Republican caucus if the former president is convicted before the November general election. However, it was found that respondents said it did not affect their support for the former president. NBC News report. By contrast, 19% said they would be more likely to support Trump if he were convicted, and 18% said it would be less likely.

Caucus attendees who support Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley were most likely to say they would be less supportive of the former president if Trump was convicted. The poll found that 56% of respondents said Trump's conviction would not change their support for him in the November election, but 41% were likely to support the current Republican front-runner. answered that it would be lower.

Seventy percent of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' supporters said Trump's conviction would not matter in the general election, and 26% said it would make them less likely to vote for Trump.

Nearly 60% of Trump-supporting caucus participants said a conviction would not change their support for the former president, while 35% said a conviction would make them support Trump in the November election. He said the possibility would increase.

The Iowa caucuses begin Monday with President Trump maintaining a strong lead over his opponents. The same poll showed Trump with a 28-point lead over front-runner Haley, who had a 20% approval rating. DeSantis came in third place with 16% of the vote.

The poll was conducted Jan. 7-12 among 705 registered Iowa voters planning to attend the Republican caucuses and has a margin of error of 3.7 percentage points.