Opinion Weekend
June 1-2, 2024
More than half of voters approve of Trump’s New York conviction Eli Yokley, Morning Consult Over half of voters (54%) approve of the 12 jurors’ historic decision to convict the former president on 34 felony charges related to a 2016 hush-money scheme with adult actress Stormy Daniels. A similar share believes Trump committed a crime. Our Friday survey showed that just 15% of Republican voters nationwide want Trump to drop his White House bid, a bit higher than the 8% of Trump supporters who said the same. Majority believe prosecution of Donald Trump upheld rule of law, not motivated by politics Chris Jackson & Annaleise Azevedo Lohr, Ipsos The latest survey from Reuters/Ipsos, which began fielding following the announcement of a guilty verdict in the New York criminal trial against Donald Trump regarding hush money payments, shows that a majority of Americans believe the prosecution was about upholding the rule of law and not politically motivated. Donald Trump and Joe Biden remain locked in a close race for the 2024 presidential election.
One in 10 Republicans less likely to vote for Trump after guilty verdict, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters Ten percent of Republican registered voters say they are less likely to vote for Donald Trump following his felony conviction for falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Friday. Biden's big weakness vs Trump: Voters without college degrees Jason Lange & James Oliphant, Reuters President Joe Biden is hemorrhaging support among voters without college degrees - a large group that includes Black people, Hispanic women, young voters and suburban women - producing a far tighter rematch against his Republican predecessor Donald Trump than seen in 2020, Reuters/Ipsos polling reveals. IMPACT OF NEW YORK TRIAL ALREADY BAKED INTO THE RACE IN TARGET STATES TO: SUSIE WILES & CHRIS LaCIVITA [Trump presidential campaign] FROM: TONY FABRIZIO & TRAVIS TUNIS [Fabrizio, Lee & Associates] Navigating DEI during a period of high polarization Clifford Young, Sarah Feldman & Bernard Mendez, Ipsos Long-term public opinion trends show that America has become far more tolerant on a wide range of social issues, even over the last few decades. Even so, DEI and ESG still remain dirty words for many Americans.
