New polling indicates Donald Trump would defeat Joe Biden by a clear eight points even if he was “convicted for inciting the Capitol riots of January 6th,” 54 percent to 46 percent.
Broken down by party affiliation, the poll of 2,022 registered voters had 91 percent of Republicans saying they would vote for Trump in November despite a Jan 6 conviction — undermining the narrative that the GOP base would abandon him post-conviction. Fifty-eight percent of Independents also said they would still vote for the former president.
Pollsters also asked who respondents would vote for if Trump is convicted in embattled Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis’s Georgia election interference case. In this scenario, Trump defeats Biden by four points, 52-48, with GOP support at 93 percent and Independent support at 55 percent.
If convicted in the classified documents case, Trump would tie Biden 50-50, with GOP support at 94 percent and Independent support at 39 percent.
A majority of poll respondents, 54 percent, said they believe the prosecution efforts against Trump are politically motivated.
Meanwhile, 72 percent said Hunter Biden “should serve jail time” if he is convicted of tax evasion, and 71 percent said Joe Biden should be impeached “if [he] was working with his son and brother to help bring in multimillion dollars fees from China, Russia and Ukraine while he was Vice President.”
🇺🇲 2024 GE: "If Trump is convicted for inciting the Capitol riots of January 6th, who would you vote for?
🟥 Trump 54% (+8)
🟦 Biden 46%
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"If Trump is convicted for RICO in trying to influence the 2020 election results in Georgia"🟥 Trump 52% (+4)
🟦 Biden 48%
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"If Trump… https://t.co/cYDhEbuyVK pic.twitter.com/H9WqGcWf3F— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) February 26, 2024