One of Republicans’ favorite talking points about Donald Trump’s successive indictments is the notion that every new criminal count only serves to make him stronger.
But as we pointed out earlier this week, while Trump continues to dominate the Republican primary, he’s not getting any more popular with the general electorate and, even among Republican voters, his indictment bumps appear to be fading.
Another metric that suggests Trump’s alleged criming isn’t boosting his electoral chances derives from a recent spate of national general election head-to-heads showing President Joe Biden almost uniformly besting Trump.