{"id":61789,"date":"2024-06-10T15:17:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T22:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=61789"},"modified":"2024-06-10T15:17:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T22:17:36","slug":"lock-him-up-after-guilty-verdicts-poll-finds-that-more-americans-say-trump-should-go-to-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=61789","title":{"rendered":"LOCK HIM UP: After Guilty Verdicts, Poll Finds that More Americans Say Trump Should Go To Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even before Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of felony falsification of business records (in his so-called “Hush Money”<\/em> case), he and his MAGA media minions were salivating over the prospect of his conviction. That’s right. They were convinced that it would result in some sort of alternative universe backlash and that his popularity would skyrocket.<\/p>\n

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Never mind that at the same time that Trump was supposedly happily embracing the legal catastrophe he faced, he was also engaged in daily diatribes against the court, the judge, the prosecutors, the witnesses, the jurors, the Department of Justice, and the Biden administration. All of whom he sought to blame for his circumstances that he portrayed as both awesome and abominable.<\/p>\n

SEE THIS: Crybaby Trump Whines that \u2018I Am a Political Prisoner,\u2019 then Proves He Has No Idea What that Means<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

However, a new poll was released after the verdict was handed down that may conflict with Trump’s delusional appraisal of his situation. And the findings are not merely that Trump is guilty, but that he deserves his next term be one that is behind bars. As it turns out, the nation’s voters may not be as anxious to board the Trump train as he thinks…<\/p>\n

“In the wake of former President Donald Trump\u2019s felony conviction last week for falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to a porn star, President Biden (46%) now leads his Republican rival (44%) in a two-way race for the White House for the first time since October 2023, according to a new Yahoo News\/YouGov poll” [and also that]<\/em> “more Americans think Trump should get a prison sentence (43%) than think he should not (40%).”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Uh-oh! A plurality of the American people think that Trump should be sent to the Big House, not the White House. And it’s even worse than it seems. While the 43-40 split may not appear to be a significant difference, many of the 40% who did not agree that Trump should go to prison still believe that he committed a serious crime, that he should be held accountable, and that the verdict was fair…<\/p>\n

“[More people – a 51% majority]<\/em> think the New York jury reached the ‘right verdict’ in Trump\u2019s hush money case than think the verdict was ‘wrong’ (30%). Likewise, more Americans than ever (54%) now believe Trump committed the crime for which he was on trial.” [Also]<\/em> “Overall, 52% say Trump\u2019s conviction was a ‘fair outcome meant to hold him accountable for his own actions’; just 35% who say it was ‘an unfair outcome meant to damage him politically.'”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So Trump still maintains his base – and ceiling – of cult disciples at about 30%. Everyone else thinks he’s guilty and that some sort of punishment would be appropriate to hold him accountable. And that’s just with regard to the just concluded case in Manhattan. It doesn’t take into consideration the three other indictments he’s facing in Washington, D.C. (for inciting an insurrection), in Florida (for stealing and lying about classified documents), and in Georgia (for election interference).<\/p>\n

Trump apologists on Fox News and elsewhere are at a loss for any rational explanations to arrive at some form of exoneration for him. They all sing from the same hymnal that their Dear Leader is a victim of nefarious forces bent on destroying him and America. For example, Jonathan Turley, the Trump-fluffing law professor who frequently waxes idiotic on Fox News, had this to say…<\/p>\n

“It would be absurd to sentence him to jail. He is an elderly first offender. Non-violent crime. In a very controversial prosecution.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Turley: It would be absurd to sentence Trump to jail. He is an elderly first offender pic.twitter.com\/5wCsXo6g3Y<\/a><\/p>\n

— Acyn (@Acyn) June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n