Susan Glasser on Poll Increase of Republicans Voting for Trump: They Find Ways to ‘Rationalize and Justify’ What Was ‘Unthinkable’

RAJU There was a ░░░░░░░░ poll taken right after ░░░░░░░░ verdict There s going ░░░░░░░░ be a lot more ░░░░░░░░ we ll see what ░░░░░░░░ actually means This one ░░░░░░░░ from a Reuters Ipsos ░░░░░░░░ how people would vote ░░░░░░░░ percent of Republicans say ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t vote for ░░░░░░░░ with a conviction There ░░░░░░░░ 58 percent of independents ░░░░░░░░ course that s going ░░░░░░░░ be the key number ░░░░░░░░ watch come November There ░░░░░░░░ a shift though among ░░░░░░░░ pretrial versus post trial ░░░░░░░░ percent before the trial ░░░░░░░░ they would not vote ░░░░░░░░ Trump if he s ░░░░░░░░ That s down just ░░░░░░░░ percent now So clearly ░░░░░░░░ s been a shift ░░░░░░░░ Republicans falling in line ░░░░░░░░ ultimately it s where ░░░░░░░░ swing voters fall GLASSER ░░░░░░░░ know Manu it s ░░░░░░░░ s a familiar pattern ░░░░░░░░ after eight years in ░░░░░░░░ Republicans asked in a ░░░░░░░░ sense is this unthinkable ░░░░░░░░ say Absolutely yes this ░░░░░░░░ unthinkable We can never ░░░░░░░░ it How could we ░░░░░░░░ a president in the ░░░░░░░░ States who does this ░░░░░░░░ Trump does exactly the ░░░░░░░░ thing and they find ░░░░░░░░ at least millions of ░░░░░░░░ do to rationalize and ░░░░░░░░ So I m not ░░░░░░░░ that those numbers have ░░░░░░░░ down The question is ░░░░░░░░ if there s 1 ░░░░░░░░ 2 or 3 percent ░░░░░░░░ Republicans for whom the ░░░░░░░░ of convicted felon is ░░░░░░░░ unacceptable remember we re ░░░░░░░░ about such a close ░░░░░░░░ here that it really ░░░░░░░░ only in a few ░░░░░░░░ battleground states So it ░░░░░░░░ not going to be ░░░░░░░░ percent of Republicans who ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump now after ░░░░░░░░ that we ve already ░░░░░░░░ The question I have ░░░░░░░░ whether there s enough ░░░░░░░░ simply can t stomach ░░░░░░░░ idea of having a ░░░░░░░░ felon as the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States RAJU ░░░░░░░░ the question has been ░░░░░░░░ about how the White ░░░░░░░░ how President Biden was ░░░░░░░░ with this.”