Most Americans say they have little confidence that the Supreme Court will make the “right decisions” in cases related to the 2024 election, according to a survey. CNN poll released Monday.
When asked how much they trusted the Supreme Court on this issue, 58% of respondents said they had “no trust at all” or “somewhat trust,” compared to 23% and 35%, respectively. Only 11% of respondents said they had “a lot” of confidence in the Supreme Court, while 31% said they had “somewhat” confidence in the Supreme Court.
The poll, conducted Jan. 25-30, found that confidence in the Supreme Court over 2024 election litigation is slightly divided along partisan lines.
Among Democrats, 63% of respondents said they had either no trust at all (27%) or only some trust (36%). Opinions of the court were high among Republicans in the poll, with 48% saying they either have no confidence in it at all (17%) or only have some confidence in it (31%). Independents also expressed similar views to Democrats.
The Supreme Court could play a key role in the 2024 presidential election cycle as former President Trump solidifies his position as the Republican front-runner despite facing four criminal charges. There is. Two of the cases relate to Mr. Trump’s efforts to retain his power in 2020 after his defeat. Presidential election.
In a federal lawsuit related to the 2020 election, Trump’s lawyers argued that presidential immunity should preclude prosecution for actions he committed while in the White House. If a federal appeals court does not rule in Trump’s favor, Trump is expected to appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court heard a challenge this month to a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that found President Trump ineligible to hold public office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, known as the “insurrection clause,” over his January actions. It is scheduled to hear arguments. June 6, 2021, and the days leading up to it.
The CNN poll surveyed 1,212 respondents and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
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