In April, a Harvard-Harris poll found that a majority of voters agree that Democrats are using the legal system to eliminate political opponents, including former President Donald Trump.
investigation Asked Respondents asked, “Do you think Donald Trump’s legal prosecution is fair and apolitical, or do you think today’s Democratic Party is using the government and judicial system in a biased way to eliminate political opponents?” Do you think you are working on a campaign to do this?
A majority (57%) believe that Democrats are “using the legal system in a biased way to eliminate political opponents,” while Trump’s various prosecutions are “fair and apolitical.” 43% of people thought so.
Most Democrats (69%) believe that Trump’s prosecution was fair and apolitical, but nearly a third of Democrats (31%) disagree. Additionally, most Republicans and independents (89% and 57%, respectively) believe Democrats are trying to use the law to remove Trump.
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The survey also found that the various lawsuits against Trump have not actually helped Democrats as much as they had hoped. Breitbart News details:
If Trump is found guilty by a jury of charges “related to his handling of classified presidential documents,” voters would be split 50-50 between Trump and Biden. He is also consistently split 50-50 among independents.
If Trump is found guilty by a RICO jury of “attempting to influence the outcome of the 2020 election in Georgia,” voters will once again be split 50-50 between Trump and Biden. become. Among independents, 51% support Biden and 49% support Trump.
And finally, if Trump were found guilty by a jury of inciting the January 6th Capitol riot, voters would lean 52% against Trump and 48% against Biden. Independents also side with Mr. Trump by a number of doubts in this scenario (55% compared to 45% for Mr. Biden).
🇺🇲 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 survey was conducted April 24-25, 2024 among 1,961 registered voters. There is a margin of error of +/- 2%.
President Trump has made it clear that he believes Biden and the Democratic Party are trying to tie him to legal affairs to keep him away from the campaign.
“They removed me from the campaign,” he said Tuesday before entering a New York courtroom for a business documents criminal trial.
“But the good news is that my poll numbers are the highest they’ve ever been. So at least we’re getting the word out and everyone knows this trial is a fraud. It’s a fraud,” the former president added.
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