New Hampshire Poll Shows Potential Problems for Trump a Year Out from 2020 Presidential Primary Season

With nearly 40 percent of likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire saying they would welcome a primary challenger to President Trump, a new poll by the University of Massachusetts Amherst could highlight potential problems for the president.

Thirty-nine percent of likely Republican voters in the Granite State said they think that President Trump should be challenged in the 2020 primary, according to poll results released today by the UMass Poll. …

The poll also probed to what extent Republican voters feel the investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller could impact the 2020 race. Asked if the Mueller report would make them reconsider their vote for Trump, just 22 percent said it would affect their support for Trump if the report concludes that Trump conspired with the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 election. CONT.

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