In new polling that was done by SSRS and publicized by CNN, 59 percent of overall Americans back the idea of Donald Trump ending his 2024 campaign for president following his recent federal indictment. The new criminal case includes allegations of willfully retaining protected government documents and obstructing authorities.
Among respondents outside the Republican Party’s either registered or generally aligned base of support, a full 85 percent agreed that Trump should drop out of the 2024 race. That group consisted of registered voters who either were Democrats or others whose political preferences generally placed them outside the GOP’s coalition. These extensive levels of opposition to Trump exemplify in very clear terms how his attempts to essentially bulk up his support with feverish complaints about the investigations he has faced just aren’t working. Americans aren’t buying it, no matter how many times that Donald posts online about Jack Smith.
It is not a sure thing that Trump will win the 2024 nomination from the GOP, either. While he’s obviously enjoying a generally high level of support in the 2024 primary race, the new polling from CNN found him slipping below an outright majority, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis maintaining roughly one-fourth of the support. The new poll results had Trump with 47 percent of GOP-aligned support and DeSantis at 26 percent.
No other prominent candidates had particularly substantial levels of support, though people — from Asa Hutchinson to Tim Scott — keep announcing ill-fated campaigns anyway. A recent post from Pence’s personal Twitter account, where he is promoting his campaign, had under 500 likes after more than half a day. A Tuesday Trump rant on Truth Social — which far fewer people use — had about 27 times as many likes within roughly three hours.
The latest CNN numbers also had the portion of Republican Party-aligned respondents with a favorable view of Trump at 67 percent, which was ten percentage points below a May level. (This polling was finished June 17.) Moving forward, general election polling that asks respondents about an expected match-up between Biden and Trump has the two close — not Donald way out ahead, as he confidently claims online anyway.
