Former President Donald Trump received a warning sign from New Hampshire Republican primary voters.
New Hampshire residents headed to the polls Tuesday to vote in the Granite State’s Republican and Democratic primary elections. Republicans chose between Trump and former United Nations Ambassador and ex-South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, the final high-profile Republicans remaining in the primary.
A CBS News exit poll of voters participating in the Republican primary delivered alarm bells for the Trump campaign ahead of the general election. In addition to being an early voting primary state, New Hampshire is also viewed as being competitive in the general election.
The poll found that 47 percent of GOP primary voters said they believe Trump would be unfit to serve as president if he is convicted of a crime in one of his four criminal trials. Trump has maintained his innocence in each case, pleading not guilty to all charges.
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Fifty percent, however, said they believe he would still be fit to serve if convicted. The poll found that 85 percent of Haley voters were more likely to believe a conviction would render him unfit, compared to 11 percent of Trump voters.
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