That’s up a few points from last month July, 2022…..
71% of Republicans say they would vote for him in a November 2024 election ….
Second place guy Ron DeSantis polls well behind Trump…..
And?
While most Republicans are saying the FBI Trump home raid political?
Democrats overwhelming do not think so….
All together 49% of Americans vs 39% do NOT believe the raid was political….
BUT….
The poll points to 58% of Americans thinking ex-President Donald Trump IS a Criminal…..
This from a Morning Consult poll.….
Trump’s 2024 standing after the FBI raid
- In the Aug. 10 survey, 58% of Republican voters said they would support Trump if the 2024 Republican presidential primary were today, the highest on record since his 2020 loss. The share of support is up from 54% in July and 53% in June amid the high-profile congressional Jan. 6 hearings.
- Trump’s improvement has come to the detriment of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose 2024 support has slumped 5 percentage points since late July, to 16%.
- Similarly, a record-high 71% of GOP voters say that Trump should run for president in 2024.
How the FBI’s activity is being framed
The FBI’s activity on Monday in Palm Beach — acting on a warrant reportedly related to a probe involving Trump’s handling of top secret documents — provided a dramatic picture of the unprecedented examination of a former president by federal, state and local investigators on the civil and criminal front.
Three in 4 voters said they had seen, read or heard at least something about the FBI’s raid by the time of the survey, with little variation by political affiliation. In turn, most voters (54%) aligned with reporting that the search was related to mishandling of classified information, compared with 32% who thought it was related to Jan. 6 and 14% who said it was “something else.”
In a statement, Trump called the FBI’s search an act of “political persecution” and a “Witch Hunt” designed to harm the political movement he leads. While much of the Republican electorate buys that charge, the message does not appear to have legs with the broader public….