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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Sep 27, 2022, 01:15 PM Sep 2022

The Jan. 6 investigation and the Trump effect -- CBS News poll

Heading into the next Jan. 6 House select committee hearing this week, the investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol have thus far had a bit of impact on vote choices, but it's a polarizing one. Slightly more people say it's made them more inclined to vote for Democrats, but that seems to be a mobilizing effect as much as a persuasion one, as many of those who say this are Democrats to begin with. But independents break this way, too.

Slightly fewer, a third — including most Republicans — say it makes them more likely to vote Republican.



Looking specifically at former President Donald Trump in the context of the law and former presidents: Voters of all political stripes do not believe that Trump should generally be considered any differently from other Americans and given special exemptions from the law as a former chief executive. Big majorities would see all Americans — including Trump — considered equally under the law.



As a factor in voting, Trump is a net negative with the rest of the electorate overall, as noted in earlier analyses. More voters are voting to oppose Trump than support him, on balance.



https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-jan-6-investigation-and-the-trump-effect-cbs-news-poll/ar-AA12grKx

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