In a poll conducted by ABC News / Washington Post, a surprising 27% of Rethuglicans want to see their party nominate someone other than Kremlin asset and buffoon Donald "Rump" Trump in 2020. That number grows to 32% when Rethug-leaning independents are factored in. His problem with women voters apparently crosses party lines:
"Opposition to Trump runs as high as 41 percent of women, 42 percent of independents and 49 percent of moderates within the ranks of Republicans and GOP leaners."The overall picture for him is equally grim, despite a core cult within his party supporting him:
"Sixty-five percent of leaned Republicans and 71 percent of mainline Republicans stick with Trump, plenty enough for him to secure the nomination. But the level of potential defections is high enough to raise concerns in his camp. So is the broader finding in which 56 percent of Americans said they definitely wouldn’t vote to re-elect Trump. That’s twice as many who said they’d definitely vote for him, 28 percent. A smaller share said they’d consider it, 14 percent. Results are identical among registered voters." (emphasis added)The "definitely wouldn't vote to re-elect Trump" figure is striking, and indicates whatever benefit of the doubt some voters gave him has evaporated over two years of his tax cuts for the wealthy, separating families at the border, undercutting our alliances and coddling our adversaries, and corruption / collusion galore.
As with any poll, particularly ones this far from the 2020 election, caution is advised. The certainty with which people have already made up their minds about the unfit and erratic Rump gives us hope, but not complacence. The true poll is held on election day.
