When Donald Trump famously claimed in 2016 that he could “shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters,” he probably never worried about testing the truth of that scenario. Now the disgraced former president is dragging the weight of 34 felony convictions behind him, and it’s clear he isn’t as immune from political consequences as he once boasted.

A slew of new polls have come out in the two weeks since a New York jury declared Trump guilty of falsifying business documents, and none of them are good news for the MAGA faithful. From his cratering popularity with independent voters to weakness in key swing states, the Trump campaign is wrestling with the tough reality that normal people just aren’t interested in being represented by a convicted criminal.

With a tough debate in just nine days and the possibility of jail time looming next month, Trump is facing the first of several crucial moments in his 2024 campaign. As expected, he’s handling them all like a guy without a strategy. That’s a huge blessing for Joe Biden.

Trumpworld is still reeling from brutal Morning Consult and Yahoo! News polls, both conducted........

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