Trump leads Biden by FIVE POINTS in first major poll taken after the verdict in a crucial swing state
Former President Donald Trump has a five-point lead over the president Joe Biden in the key swing state of Georgia according to the first survey of the state’s voters after the ex-president’s guilty verdict in the hush money case.
Quinnipiac released new numbers Wednesday showing that 49 percent of Georgia registered voters supported Trump, while 44 percent backed Biden in a two-person race.
When third-party candidates were also taken into account, the presumptive Republican nominee was still on track to victory.
In that scenario, 43 percent chose Trump, 37 percent said Biden and independent Robert F. Kennedy would get 8 percent of the vote share.
In addition, Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver – who was elected at the party convention last month – received 3 percent, independent Cornel West also received 3 percent and Jill Stein of the Green Party received the support of 2 percent of the vote in Georgia.
Former President Donald Trump (left) has a five-point lead over President Joe Biden (right) in the key swing state of Georgia, according to the first survey of the state’s voters following the ex-president’s guilty verdict in the hush money case
Overall, 50 percent of registered voters in Georgia agreed with Thursday’s ruling.
A jury found Trump guilty of all 34 charges of falsifying corporate records over hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
Another 44 percent of registered voters disagreed with the outcome of the trial.
There was a major partisan divide in how voters viewed the issue.
Among Democrats, 96 percent agreed with the jury’s decision and only 1 percent disagreed.
Among Republicans, 86 percent disagreed with the guilty verdict, while 10 percent agreed.
Independents favored the outcome, with 52 percent agreeing with the verdict and 42 percent saying they disagreed.
“In a key state that went for Biden in 2020, half of voters agree with the guilty verdict that made Trump the first president convicted of a crime, but Trump still has the advantage in the 2024 race,” noted Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst. Tim Malloy said in a statement.
Just as many voters were motivated to vote for Trump rather than against him after the guilty verdict, the poll found.
Twenty-two percent of registered voters said the guilty verdict makes them less likely to vote for Trump in November, while 23 percent said they were more likely to vote for him.
A majority, 54 percent, said the verdict will make no difference to their vote.
