Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for November 14, 2023
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November 14, 2023: Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters favor the gag order placed on President Trump in his election interference case. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that by a 50% to 32% margin, voters do not think that the gag order is a form of election interference.
The survey also found that 47% of voters believe the gag order is primarily based on legal issues, while 43% believe it is primarily politically motivated.
Methodology
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on November 1-2, 2023. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the -sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
A judge in President Trump’s election interference case has imposed a gag order to prevent the former president from making statements that attack court staff and potential witnesses. Do you favor or oppose placing a gag order on the former president?
- 42%-Strongly favor
- 17%-Somewhat favor
- 11%-Somewhat oppose
- 19%-Strongly oppose
- 11%-Not sure
Is preventing the former president from speaking out against the court staff and potential witnesses a form of election interference?
- 32%-Yes
- 50%-No
- 18%-Not sure
Is the gag order in this case primarily based on legal issues, or is it primarily politically motivated?
- 47%-Primarily based on legal issues
- 43%-Primarily politically motivated
- 10%-Not sure
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