EXCLUSIVE – More than half of Iowa Republicans think the US IS like Nazi Germany
A majority of Republican voters in Iowa believe in the FBI’s pursuit of former President Donald Trump. and the Justice Department smacks of Nazi rule in 1930s Germany, according to a new poll for DailyMail.com.
About 57 percent of respondents said they agreed with the statement, “The lawlessness of the prosecutions of President Trump and his supporters is reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.”
It comes after months of attacks on the FBI and Justice Department by Trump and his allies, who say he is the victim of an attempt to end his campaign.
The former president was indicted for a third time last week on four charges related to his attempts to stay in power after the 2020 election.
He denied all allegations and his campaign delivered a scathing response, drawing on the darkest days of twentieth-century history.
A majority of Iowa Republicans said they agreed with Trump’s campaign statement: “The lawlessness of these prosecutions of President Trump and his supporters is reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, the former Soviet Union, and others.” .. dictatorial regimes’
Donald Trump has repeatedly railed against ‘crazed’ special counsel Jack Smith, who is pursuing the former president in two major federal criminal cases
The lawlessness of these persecutions of President Trump and his supporters is reminiscent of 1930s Nazi Germany, the former Soviet Union, and other authoritarian, dictatorial regimes.
The comparison was quickly condemned by Jewish groups as offensive and inaccurate.
But the poll conducted by JL Partners in the immediate wake of the indictment shows how the parallel resonates with Republicans in Iowa, who will have a crucial vote in selecting the party’s 2024 nomination. It’s the first state who chooses his preferred candidate next year, and until then the currents of public opinion will be closely monitored.
The survey of 600 likely Republican caucus attendees in Iowa was conducted April 1-7. The results have a margin of error of +/- four percent.
Only 28 percent disagreed with the comparison, driven largely by supporters of Tim Scott, the only black Republican senator. Half of his supporters said they disagreed with Trump’s campaign statement.
However, about 73 percent of Trump’s own supporters said they agreed with the statement.
James Johnson, co-founder of the Republican polling firm JL Partners, said: “We’ve seen Republicans say Trump is being unfairly prosecuted, and people agree that the series of charges is a “witch hunt.”
‘This poll shows that this goes even further: Republicans also believe that the Justice Department acts in the same way as the Nazis did in the 1930s.
Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933 with his Nazi party. He crushed dissent and built a genocidal war machine, starting World War II and killing six million Jews. He is seen here inspecting a guard of honor in Berlin
As shocking as that may sound, this is yet another statistic in a long line of others that shows the loyalty of many of Trump’s voters — and how the charges have only encouraged rather than undermined their support.
“But while caucus and primary voters may think so, ultimately Trump will have to win over the general public.”
He added that those voters — especially independents — are much more likely to view any indictment as confirmation of their worst fears.
The latest federal case charges Trump with three counts of conspiracy: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct official proceedings, and conspiracy against people’s rights.
It follows a New York case related to a $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
The Trump campaign condemned the latest charge, saying the “lawlessness” of the prosecution of the former president was “reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s” and other dictatorships
Trump was back in court last week, but it doesn’t seem to have tarnished his standing with Iowa Republicans, who still want him to be their nominee.
And in June, Trump was charged in federal court with illegally possessing classified documents after he left the White House and hid them from the government.
He has denied all wrongdoing.
Anti-Defamation League chief Jonathan Greenblatt denounced the Nazi comparison.
Comparing this charge to Nazi Germany in the 1930s is factually incorrect, completely inappropriate and downright insulting. As we have said time and time again, such comparisons have no place in politics and are embarrassing,” he posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
And the American Jewish Committee made a suggestion to Trump.
JL Partners surveyed 600 likely Republican caucus attendees in Iowa from April 1 to April 7. The results have a margin of error of +/- four percent
Critics slammed the Trump campaign for an “offensive” comparison to Nazism
‘Here’s some advice. Please sit with a Holocaust survivor and let them tell their story,” it read.
‘Just listen. Then show them the respect they deserve and honor the memory of the six million Jews slaughtered by the Nazis by never making that comparison again.”
Attention in the Republican nomination race shifts to Iowa for the next 10 days as candidates shake hands, eat corn dogs and record podcasts at the state fair.
The state is the first to select its preferred candidate, giving it an outsized vote in the race. A good performance here can make a campaign, while a bad result can end a candidate’s run overnight.
The DailyMail.com poll shows that Trump has a firm grip on the race. He’s clearly in first place with 43 percent support in the state (compared to 41 percent in April, when the poll was last conducted).
But Ron DeSantis has lost nine points, putting him at 17 percent. The results mean more trouble for Florida’s governor, who restarted his campaign this week.
Meanwhile, Senator Tim Scott has risen to 11 percent.