Polling has indicated a guilty verdict could erode some support for Trump, who can still run for president as a convicted felon, in his November rematch with President Joe Biden.
Former President Donald Trump departs after being found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records at Manhattan criminal court Thursday. Jabin Botsford/The Washington PostWhat the moment could signify for the November election is less clear, partly because the situation has never before played out.Trump’s lawyers are planning an appeal in the hush-money case as he awaits a sentence on July 11 that could include prison time and a fine.
In a recent YouGov/Yahoo News poll, just 16% of respondents said they’d been following the Manhattan trial “very closely,” with one-third saying they were taking a mild interest in the proceedings. More Americans in that poll said the trial made them feel “bored” or “angry” rather than interested. “Being a felon doesn’t bar you from running for the presidency,” Democratic political consultant Mustafa Rashed said. “He will run on a campaign of grievances and compete hard in Pennsylvania.”
It’s unlikely Trump will run his campaign much differently than he has been — portraying the criminal cases against him as bogus and using them as unifying rallying calls to his supporters. Within minutes of the verdict, Trump started fundraising off the conviction, describing himself as a “political prisoner.”
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