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Divided We Stand

Divided We Stand
New book about the 2020 election.

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Public Opinion on the Indictment

 Our most recent book, Divided We Stand, looks at the 2020 election and Trump's disregard for law.  According to a federal indictment, he jeopardized national security by illegally retaining government documents, and then obstructed efforts to get them back.

Brittany Shepherd at ABC:

A plurality of Americans think that former President Donald Trump should have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to his handling of classified documents, yet a near equal number say the charges are politically motivated, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. ... Nearly half -- 48% -- of Americans think Trump should have been charged in this case, whereas 35% think he should not have been and 17% saying they do not know, per the ABC News/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos' KnowledgePanel.

Anthony Salvanto et al. at CBS:

Republican primary voters say they're far more concerned that Donald Trump's indictment is politically motivated than his alleged conduct being a national security risk – and there's no evidence it's hurt his status as the clear front-runner for the 2024 nomination, at least not yet. He remains well ahead of rivals in both consideration and vote choice.