also found that 56% of Republican registered voters said the case would have no effect on their vote and 35% said they were more likely to support Trump
Far more of them like that he paid off a porn star to keep quiet about the fact that he cheated on his wife.
...and criminally falsified business records to claim those payments were legitimate business expanses. Everyone keeps forgetting the crime part of his crimes regarding his convictions.
Close, but still not quite the real issue! That part is a crime, but only a misdemeanor, and it's usually not even pursued. The reason it's being pursued in this case and he's now a felon is because it's a felony to try to influence an election by committing a crime, and so trump trying to cover up the affair by committing a crime so he'd be more likely to win the election, is the key ingredient that makes it this significant.
Yup, in short, Election Interference!
One of the GQP’s favorite projections. The grooming pedo stuff is gonna be horrifying when it finally is proven.
Falsified business records to interfere in an election
35% of republican voters, who were already going to vote trump anyway, were already trumps rabid fanbase. The significant part is the 10% that are turned away, the 56% were either going to vote for or against him regardless.
From the article, emphasis mine:
Far more of them like that he paid off a porn star to keep quiet about the fact that he cheated on his wife.
...and criminally falsified business records to claim those payments were legitimate business expanses. Everyone keeps forgetting the crime part of his crimes regarding his convictions.
Close, but still not quite the real issue! That part is a crime, but only a misdemeanor, and it's usually not even pursued. The reason it's being pursued in this case and he's now a felon is because it's a felony to try to influence an election by committing a crime, and so trump trying to cover up the affair by committing a crime so he'd be more likely to win the election, is the key ingredient that makes it this significant.
Yup, in short, Election Interference!
One of the GQP’s favorite projections. The grooming pedo stuff is gonna be horrifying when it finally is proven.
Falsified business records to interfere in an election
35% of republican voters, who were already going to vote trump anyway, were already trumps rabid fanbase. The significant part is the 10% that are turned away, the 56% were either going to vote for or against him regardless.