'Closer to God': 91 criminal charges are making GOP voters even more 'wedded to' Trump
Between two federal prosecutions and cases in Georgia and New York State, former President Donald Trump is facing a total of 91 criminal charges. That is in addition to all the civil lawsuits he is facing, from New York State Attorney General Letitia James' fraud case to former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll's second defamation lawsuit.
To Trump's scathing critics, the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner is facing long-overdue accountability. But Trump's defenders view him a target of persecution.
In a Washington Post report published on October 13, journalists Josh Dawsey, Hannah Knowles, Isaac Arnsdorf and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez emphasize that the because of all the prosecutions, some GOP voters are rallying around him.
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"After Trump was charged with 91 felony counts in four separate cases for allegedly mishandling classified information, obstructing justice, conspiring to overturn the 2020 election and falsifying business records in connection to hush money paid to an adult-film star," the Post reporters explain, "the Republican Party seems more wedded to him than ever before…. Instead of voters turning on him because they are appalled by his behavior, fearful he would not be electable or exhausted by his perpetual drama, the indictments have boomeranged to his favor among Republicans, according to voters, polls, strategists in rival campaigns and Trump advisers."
The journalists add that Post interviews with "scores of voters in multiple states" show that "Trump's constant message of victimhood has seeped in not just among the Trump faithful, but also, among center-right voters who were previously skeptical of him."
One of those interviewees was Iowa resident Josh Nish, who is struggling with whether he will vote for Trump or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 GOP presidential primary.
Nish told the Post, "The closer a person is to God, and the more that they're trying to do to fulfill God's plans, and do the right thing, the more Satan attacks him."
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