NBC News is shocked to find out that Former President Donald Trump still holds a majority of the Republican base. In their reporting the liberal news outlet found that a “whopping two-thirds of Republican primary voters say they stand behind former President Donald Trump.” A majority of these voters dismiss concerns about his electability, despite his recent legal troubles in New York City.
NBC Poll: 68 Percent of GOP Voters Stand Behind Trump https://t.co/eqcn7QuxI3
— Bernard B. Kerik (@BernardKerik) April 23, 2023
In fact, according to NBC’s polling, Trump has a double-digit lead over his nearest potential GOP rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has yet to enter the race. Trump, at this time, is clearly the front-runner in the early race for the Republican presidential nomination.
NBC News reported that “The Republican Party’s continued enthusiasm for Trump stands in contrast to an anxious nation’s displeasure with how the 2024 race is shaping up. Substantial majorities of Americans don’t want Trump or President Joe Biden to run for president in 2024, setting up a potentially divisive and uninspiring general-election rematch between the two men, with Biden expected to launch his re-election bid in the coming days.”
NBC NEWS POLL: Nearly six-in-10 adults — 58% — say abortion should be legal, either always (38%) or most of the time (20%). https://t.co/yyBft4shce
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) April 23, 2023
Many who question the 80-year-old Biden’s ability to run again are more concerned with his age and cognitive ability.
Trump is also up there in age as he is currently 76 years old.
“At this stage, 2024 is shaping up to be a sequel of the 2020 election,” said Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt of Hart Research, which conducted this poll. “Sequels are frequent hits at the box office, but apparently not at the ballot box.”
McInturff, the GOP pollster, said: “It’s clear that people do not want a Biden-Trump rematch.”
They stood behind Nixon, Reagan, and Bush (Watergate, Iran/Contra, and war crimes). Why is anyone surprised?
NBC News poll: Nearly 70% of GOP voters stand behind Trump amid indictment, investigations https://t.co/knlpWytXUL
— Jasper (@Jasper33430720) April 24, 2023
The poll in which NBC News conducted comes after Trump’s arrest and arraignment in New York City illustrating the loyalty that the former president has amongst Republican voters.
Despite his current legal situation and past behavioral issues, it is clear Trump leads the NBC News poll’s first national poll for the Republican Presidential election.
