Most voters believe Democrats are “using government and the judicial system in a biased way” to politically damage former President Donald Trump, according to a Harvard-Harris College poll. .
poll, published On Monday, 1,961 registered voters were asked:
Do you think the legal prosecution of Donald Trump is fair and apolitical, or do you think that today’s Democratic Party is engaged in court activism, a campaign that uses government and the judicial system in a biased way to eliminate political opponents? Do you think it is?
A majority, 57%, say they believe Democrats are waging a “legal battle” against Trump, and 43% believe prosecutors are fair and apolitical.
83% of Republicans believe the legal system and government are being used to harm President Trump politically, while 31% of Democrats and 57% of independents feel the same way. Conversely, 69% of Democrats, 17% of Republicans, and 43% of independents believe that trials are fair and apolitical.
This poll asked very similar questions and produced nearly identical results. “Do you think the prosecution of Donald Trump was fair and impartial, or do you think it was politically motivated?”
A majority of 56% said the prosecutor’s office was “politically motivated,” and 44% said the prosecutor’s office was “fair and unbiased.”
Additionally, most voters (58%) say the Trump trial in “heavy Democratic areas” such as Manhattan and Fulton County, Ga., should be moved to another jurisdiction “to avoid any real bias or bias.” thinking. This includes 40% of Democrats, 77% of Republicans, and 58% of independents.
A 42% minority, including 60% of Democrats, say it is possible to have a fair legal process in key Democratic jurisdictions.
The poll also showed that in a head-to-head race, Trump and President Joe Biden would each have a 50% approval rating if Trump were convicted in the classified documents case or the Georgia case. . In a hypothetical scenario in which he is convicted in the federal case on Jan. 6, he leads Biden 52% to 48%.
🇺🇲 2024 GE: “If President Trump is convicted of a crime related to his handling of classified presidential documents.”
Biden 50%
Trump 50%
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“If Trump is convicted of RICO charges for trying to influence Georgia’s 2020 election results.”Biden 50%
Trump 50%
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“If Trump… https://t.co/Voxor8cGwF pic.twitter.com/njIj6YNHCW— Interactive Polls (@IAPolls2022) April 29, 2024
The poll was conducted April 24-25, 2024, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
