But Trump’s new status as a convicted felon probably won’t significantly affect his chances of winning the 2024 presidential election. The conviction won’t prevent him from staying in the race until election day. Why do I say the guilty verdict won’t likely put much of a dent in Trump’s electoral prospects? Trump voters have proved fiercely loyal to their favored candidate, felon or not. Case in point: his false claims, long since disproved, that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 31, 2024 15:17 UTC