A new NBC poll released Sunday shows that Donald Trump's support among Republicans only increased after his 37-count indictment earlier this month, though GOP voters are split on the question of whether he should remain the party's standard-bearer.
after his 34-count hush-money indictment in New York in April. And now we know that it happened yet again after his 37-count federal indictment in early June on criminal charges of mishandling classified documents:of 1,000 registered voters released Sunday. 51% of the poll’s respondents said they’d vote for Trump in a Republican primary ballot—a five point increase from April.
, currently his chief Republican rival, by 29 points, a near doubling of his lead in NBC’s April poll. DeSantis’s worsening numbers are one of the poll’s other major findings: 46% of all voters rated the Florida governor either “somewhat” or “very” negative, an increase of twenty points over the last year. In a head-to-head primary matchup, Trump would beat DeSantis by 24 points, according to the poll.
Asked specifically whether Trump’s federal indictment gave them any concerns, a whopping 77% of Republican primary voters said it gave them either minor concerns or no concerns at all . Compare that with more than half of all registered voters who said the indictment gave them concerns. The poll did reveal a near 50-50 split among Republicans on the question of whether Trump should remain the party’s standard-bearer. 21% of primary voters, a majority of whom selected DeSantis as their first choice, agreed that Trump “was a good president, but it is time to consider other leaders.” An additional 29% agreed that the GOP needs a “new leader with better personal behavior and a different approach.
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