Crash Course: Beyond a reasonable doubt: Trump's criminal conviction matters politically

The master of branding has just branded himself a criminal Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSBBDP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvc2x1NDZ1ODd1ZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTF2d2gzdjRkYjQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZmFEi2Vm1f4V6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSBBDP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaHljdTVoanY0bS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTF2d2gzdjRkYjRXA3NwY0IKZmFEi2Vm1f4V6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSBBDP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdTJqOTc2ZHhldC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTF2d2gzdjRkYjRXA3NwY0IKZmFEi2Vm1f4V6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSBBDP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvemhueWQ5NTU4cS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTF2d2gzdjRkYjRXA3NwY0IKZmFEi2Vm1f4V6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSBBDP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcTVkNHRqNzM1Yy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTF2d2gzdjRkYjRXA3NwY0IKZmFEi2Vm1f4V6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSBBDP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvODB5c3V5N3dvOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTF2d2gzdjRkYjRXA3NwY0IKZmFEi2Vm1f4V6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo Beyond a reasonable doubt: Trump's criminal conviction matters politically From Dennis Aftergut and Donald Ayer: It is telling that Trump and his shameless allies are working overtime to try to [negate](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSBBDP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbWV2Z25qdGQzbS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTF2d2gzdjRkYjRXA3NwY0IKZmFEi2Vm1f4V6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) the verdict in voters’ minds with dangerous and untenable assertions. As Stuart Stevens has [observed](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSBBDP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvb3JzNHBjcndlZi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTF2d2gzdjRkYjRXA3NwY0IKZmFEi2Vm1f4V6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), these efforts “to spin that there is some non-MAGA pool of voters who can’t wait to vote for a convicted felon” is “transparently desperate.” No one thinks that MAGA Republicans – Trump’s core base of support – will be much affected by the verdict, or that anything else is likely to shake their support for Donald Trump. But whatever their exact numbers – whether they are 20% or 30% of all voters, or even more – no one also argues that Trump can win without attracting others who do not view him in the same rosy light. It is the decisions of that group of people, facing choices more complicated than unquestioning personal loyalty, that are likely to be impacted by the conviction. 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