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Even though these people will still vote for an anti-trans Republican candidate, the poll is a little encouraging. Republican politicians are not principled, and if persecuting trans people doesn't win them applause from their voters perhaps they'll quieten down a bit from inciting this particular hatred.
History has repeatedly shown us they'll just move on to a new target for their bigotry because that's the only way they can come close to getting a majority of voters to back their economic plans that only serve a wealthy few. Like, trans people right now are just what gay people were for their party 10-20 years ago.
I try to console myself by realizing they'll lose that fight too. And the next. And the next. The road will be bumpy and full of struggles, and people will suffer while we walk it, but in the people eternally looking backwards can not win. They fight for the past, but we are the future.
The problem is that if it appeals to a small number of people, and isn't a dealbreaker for everyone else then it's worth doing. In order for anything to actually change there have to be more people willing to walk away over the culture war bullshit than there are people who vote for them because of it. Otherwise it's still a win for them.
59% don't find it "shameful" and it's not like those 41% are going to vote for someone else...