Is there such a thing as Trump fatigue?

Created
Thu, 04/05/2023 - 03:30
Updated
Thu, 04/05/2023 - 03:30
Maybe. Among a very few GOPers. But that could make a difference in the general election. The front runner for the 2024 Republican nomination for president, former president Donald J. Trump, is currently on trial in civil court in New York for rape (rape!) and it seems that none of his potential voters care that he is jetting off to a new golf course in Scotland instead of appearing in court to defend himself. Neither do they care that he’s also been indicted on felony charges in New York City for illegally paying hush money to an adult film actress or that he and his offspring are the subject of a massive civil fraud case filed by the state Attorney General last September. And that’s just New York. Trump’s also got investigations pending in Georgia over election fraud and two major federal probes being handled by Special Counsel Jack Smith regarding the stealing of classified documents and criminal liability for the insurrection on January 6. But according to a new CBS/YouGov poll, the majority of Republican voters could not care less about any of that. This new survey shows Trump is the undisputed leader of the pack, besting his closest rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis by 36 points and it delves into why GOP primary voters feel the way they do. 94% of those declared for Trump are voting for him because of his performance as president. (Apparently, they love chaos and incompetence.) 94% believe he “fights” for people like them and 82%…