Trump has been convicted — but that may not weigh down his White House bid. Here’s why

Donald Trump is now the first former American president ever to be convicted in a criminal trial — but it’s far from clear whether that black mark will sink, or even weigh down, his bid to unseat President Joe Biden.

Recent polls suggest that the guilty verdict could affect how key voting blocs view Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

But any change may not be enough to change the trajectory of the presidential race, according to the latest poll finding that only a small fraction of non-Democratic voters would be less likely to vote for Trump if he is found guilty in the hush money trial.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 30: Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower on May 30, 2024 in New York City.  The former president was found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. Trump has now become the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes.(Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Camera IconFormer U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower after being found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Nearly three-fourths of registered independents said that a guilty verdict against Trump would make no difference to their vote, according to the survey from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist released Thursday morning.

Just 11% of those respondents said that the outcome would make them less likely to back Trump in November, while 15% of the group said a guilty verdict would make them more likely to support him.

Among Republicans, 25% said they will be more inclined to vote for Trump if he is found guilty in New York, versus 10% who say they will be less likely to do so.

Those answers echo the results of a recent Quinnipiac University poll, in which just 6% of Trump voters said they would be less likely to vote for him if convicted, while nearly a quarter said they would be more likely to vote for him.

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