'I don't think Trump is trying to distract from the indictment, instead, he's trying to use it to his advantage,' political analyst Robert Collins said.
was conducted between April 5-6, and sampled 1,004 U.S. adults age 18+. The sample includes 464 Democrats, 368 Republicans, and 120 independents. A measure similar to a margin of error was 3.8 percent among all respondents.released on April 3, shows Trump holding a 29-point advantage over DeSantis. The survey polled 3,488 potential GOP primary voters from March 31-April 2. The poll has an unweighted margin of error of +/-2 percentage points.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - APRIL 04: Former U.S. President Donald Trump claps during an event at the Mar-a-Lago Club April 4, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan courtroom today to 34 counts related to money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016, the first criminal charges for any former U.S. president. on Saturday,"I don't think Trump is trying to distract from the indictment, instead, he's trying to use it to his advantage.
, which we expected. The indictment will help him in the primary. The challenge is going to be that it is hurting him with independent voters," Collins continued. Concluding, Collins said:"His favorable numbers are in the 20s right now with independent voters. So that will hurt him in the general election. The indictment will help him secure the Republican nomination. But it will make it more difficult for him to win against Joe Biden or any other Democrat. The only thing that will change the polling is if we have multiple indictments, maybe two or three, then the voters might start getting indictment fatigue and Trump fatigue.
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