DISHONEST DON --Shocker Poll Suggests Trump's Lying May Be Huge Weakness for Him

[Passages]

One possible reason the polls haven’t moved as much as pundits expected: Voters still don’t like or trust Trump. Can the Democrats shift the focus to that?

Greg Sargent
July 12, 2024

A new Marist poll takes the novel step of asking registered voters which is more off-putting in an occupant of the Oval Office: dishonesty or excessive age. The results are surprising, and along with other polling along these lines, it should influence how Joe Biden’s and Donald Trump’s relative qualifications for the presidency are covered from here on out.

The poll asked: Which is more concerning in a president, someone who doesn’t tell the truth, or someone who might be too old to serve? The results were lopsided: By 68 to 32 percent, respondents were more concerned about the lying than the aging. Given the relentless media focus on presidential age of late, that’s simply remarkable.

While the poll doesn’t directly compare Trump and Biden on that particular question, it also finds that 52 percent of Americans say Biden has the “character to serve as president,” whereas only 43 percent say this about Trump. Fifty-six percent say Trump lacks the character to serve, which surely reflects public perceptions of Trump’s dishonesty.

The new Marist poll, by the way, also shows Biden leading Trump by 50 to 48 percent. But that’s out of sync with polling averages, so we should be cautious about that finding. Still, even if the overall poll is off by a few points, the numbers on dishonesty and age remain striking.
https://newrepublic.com/article/183784/poll-trump-lying-huge-weakness

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1. 43% say trump has the character to be president?

A rapist, a business failure, a serial lying moral degenerate who stole US classified documents. And there’s the 34 and counting felony convictions. The character of a man aided and abetted by conservative scum in the senate to stack the Supreme Court to ensure he won’t be held accountable for the things he knows he did are wrong. And the 43% are roaming around the land of the free.

[Passages]

6. Maddening, I know.

[calguy]

3. After both conventions, I believe Biden will pull away

Once voters start focusing on the actual differences between Trump's lying, and Biden's experience in spite of his age and occasional gaffs, the choice will be clear.
Right wing think tanks are already claiming the election is flawed, almost four months out! They are worried.

[ColinC]

4. They like and trust Bidden

At least they did 4 years ago. It shouldn’t be too difficult to remind them of that too -and why.

[delisen]

5. Gives me hope about changing the Supreme Court

Several of the justices lied to America to weasel their way onto the court.