Dems more likely to believe sexual misconduct allegations: poll

A new poll released Wednesday finds Democrats are more likely to believe allegations of sexual misconduct when compared to the overall registered voter pool, regardless of the accused’s political leanings.

Self-identified GOP voters, on the other hand, are much less likely to believe allegations against prominent Republican men, like those made against President Trump, former Fox News prime-time anchor Bill O’Reilly and GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, a new Politico/Morning Consult poll found.

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Almost twice as many voters surveyed believe the allegations against Moore are credible, with 41 percent of overall voters thinking they are true compared to 21 percent of voters who do not think they are true and 38 percent who say they are undecided.

The percentage of Republican voters in the U.S. who believe the allegations against Moore, who has been accused of pursuing sexual encounters with teenagers when he was in his 30s, declined since last week, according to the poll.

Only 30 percent of Republicans said they find the accusations against the former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice credible, while 26 percent said they are not credible. Compared to a poll from last week, there is a 6 percent drop among Republican voters who say they found the accusations against Moore credible.

Forty-six percent of those surveyed found sexual misconduct accusations against Trump credible. Only 34 percent of Republicans polled believe allegations against the president, compared to 60 percent of Democrats. 

Of the 10 men the Wednesday poll asked about, the greatest percentage of voters — both Democrats and Republicans alike — found the allegations against former President Clinton most believable, with 64 percent of all voters saying they thought those allegations were credible.

The poll, conducted between November 21-25, surveyed 1,994 registered voters and has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.