Opinion Today

January 6, 2022

UMass Poll Shows a GOP Still in Trump’s Grip
Alexander Theodoridis, Lane Cuthbert & Donald Snyder (U. of Massachusetts Amherst), Sabato’s Crystal Ball
With the Big Lie and Jan. 6, Trump once again applied a strategy of never accepting blame, conceding defeat or acknowledging failure. And, once again, he has mostly been rewarded for it, this time with continued relevance, support from Republican voters, and fealty from GOP elites.

Poll on Election Reforms Shows Continued National Support for Expanding Voting Rights
University of Massachusetts Amherst
A new nationwide University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll finds Americans continue to support a wide variety of election reforms, intended to make voting easier, while also maintaining a strong desire for photo ID requirements at voting booths. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of all respondents of the poll expressed concern about the possibility of violence in the 2024 presidential election.

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