Overview
- The Politico poll reports that large shares of self-identified MAGA voters say they would continue supporting a GOP candidate after many allegations, with several transgressions retaining majority backing.
- The allegation most likely to erode MAGA support was sharing classified information, with about 57 percent saying they would still back the candidate after that charge.
- Other findings show 66 percent of MAGA respondents would still back a candidate accused of sexual assault, 58 percent would tolerate antisemitic statements, and roughly 70 percent or more would tolerate issues such as DUI, domestic violence, lobbyist gifts, workplace bullying, lying about a terminal illness, or wearing blackface.
- The poll also finds modest weakening of support among non-MAGA Republicans and independent voters, which could narrow the candidate’s appeal outside the core base.
- A longtime Republican strategist told Politico that scandals now carry less political cost for many GOP voters and the poll’s authors note these results are a snapshot of stated willingness rather than a direct prediction of actual votes.