A defiant Trump returns to Trump Towers<\/p>\n
Teflon Don rides again, according to an exclusive snap poll for DailyMail.com which found that the guilty verdict in Manhattan<\/strong><\/a> only improved the former president’s standing with likely voters ahead of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n Of those who said the 34 guilty counts had changed their view of Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>, 22 percent said they now had a more favorable rating compared with 16 percent who said they viewed him more negatively.<\/p>\n That six-point net positive result is another sign of the way the businessman-turned-politician seems able to ride out crises that would sink anyone else.<\/p>\n In a tight election, it could be enough to get him across the finish line.<\/p>\n ‘I think it was a waste of taxpayer money and will help propel Trump to a victory,’ said a 42-year-old hip hop DJ from Illinois<\/strong><\/a>, who voted for Joe Biden<\/strong><\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n In particular, the numbers show a four-point net positive impact among independent voters, the group that could decide who is the next president in November.<\/p>\n At the same time, the Trump campaign said it had enjoyed a fundraising bonanza in the hours after the verdict, bringing in\u00a0$34.8 million from small dollar donors\u2014nearly double its record daily haul.<\/p>\n Our poll was conducted in the hours after a jury foreman at Manhattan criminal court announced 34 guilty verdicts.<\/p>\n J.L. Partners used an online panel of 400 likely voters to assess the impact on the election.<\/p>\n Respondents were asked to explain their opinion.<\/p>\n Not surprisingly, many Trump fans denounced the trial as a ‘sham’ or a ‘witch hunt,’ using the candidate’s own language.<\/p>\n But plenty of people who voted for him in 2020 said they were horrified by what it said about the man.<\/p>\n ‘For a Republican like myself it’s all very embarrassing,’ said a retired electrician in North Carolina, one of the battleground states. ‘It’s like finding out your sister is a prostitute.’<\/p>\n In contrast, 2020 Joe Biden supporter in the swing state of Arizona said: ‘I just think it was a railroad job, even though I am not a fan of Trump. It’s totally ludicrous.’<\/p>\n