Also, I understand ppl are dismayed that he might not actually land in a cell, over this crime but it is jmportant that he is still convicted.
There are polls that show a lot of casual voters have not been paying attention to politics like that. As we get closer to the election, narratives will form and more of those casuals will be paying attention. This being a big news story heading into the election does not bode well for Trump. It’s one of these reasons why he tried to delay all these trials until afterwords.
Seeing “convicted felon and former president Donald Trump” matters. It’s not so much about MAGA voters, but independents and swing voters. There are also polls that show a conviction changes the likelihood those independents and swing voters would vote for him (10-20% claim they would be less likely to vote for him if convicted)
Look what happened to Hilary before the election. She wasn’t even convicted of anything but the investigation definitely hurt her. It’s why Trump paid to bury the porn star stories in the first place.
There are polls that show a lot of casual voters have not been paying attention to politics like that. As we get closer to the election, narratives will form and more of those casuals will be paying attention. This being a big news story heading into the election does not bode well for Trump. It’s one of these reasons why he tried to delay all these trials until afterwords.
Seeing “convicted felon and former president Donald Trump” matters. It’s not so much about MAGA voters, but independents and swing voters. There are also polls that show a conviction changes the likelihood those independents and swing voters would vote for him (10-20% claim they would be less likely to vote for him if convicted)
Look what happened to Hilary before the election. She wasn’t even convicted of anything but the investigation definitely hurt her. It’s why Trump paid to bury the porn star stories in the first place.