Opinion: Trump’s GOP support appears to soften post-indictment, but he holds lead in primary field

Analysis: Trump’s GOP support appears to soften post-indictment, but he holds lead in primary field (via CNN)

• 📊 A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS reveals that former President Trump's support has softened following his indictment and arrest on federal charges.

• 🗳️ Trump still leads the GOP field by a wide margin for the 2024 presidential nomination, but the poll suggests a decline in his support and positive views among Republican and Republican-leaning voters.

• 🤔 Interestingly, nearly a quarter of these voters now say they would not consider backing Trump's candidacy under any circumstances.

• 🐘 Despite the decline, there's no sign that Republican-aligned voters who aren't backing Trump are consolidating behind any of his rivals.

• 📉 Overall, 47% of Republicans and Republican-leaning registered voters say Trump is their first choice for the party’s nomination, down from 53% in a May CNN poll.

• 📈 In addition to the decline in support for Trump’s candidacy, his favorability rating among Republican-aligned voters has dipped, from 77% in May to 67% now.

• 🚔 Few in the GOP want to see Trump drummed out of the race or repudiated by his party in response to the indictment. A 54% majority of Republican and Republican-leaning voters say that Trump’s conduct doesn’t matter much to them as they consider his candidacy.

• 🏛️ Outside of the Republican Party, these charges are broadly viewed as disqualifying. Among all Americans, 59% say that Trump ought to end his campaign now that he’s facing federal charges.

• 📝 The poll was completed entirely after Trump’s arraignment in federal court last week, and Republican and Republican-leaning voters participating in the poll were asked questions about the 2024 presidential race before any mention of the charges facing Trump.

Latest: American Likeness

• Joe Biden: 42 percent favorable, 54 percent unfavorable, 2 percent haven't heard enough about him;

• Donald Trump: 37 percent favorable, 59 percent unfavorable, 3 percent haven't heard enough about him;

• Ron DeSantis: 33 percent favorable, 48 percent unfavorable, 18 percent haven't heard enough about him;