White evangelical extremists

from polling of white evangelical Republicans:

—89% say Confederate flag signals pride, not racism

—83% call police killings of blacks isolated incidents

—68% say covid-deaths exaggerated

—60% agree “we may have to use force” to save US way of lifehttps://t.co/nQIMwOmLB6
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) February 28, 2021

The new documentary “’Til Kingdom Come” examines the deeply cynical Israel-Christian Evangelical partnership—one exacerbated by the Trump administration. Plus: an exclusive scene.https://t.co/HcoEmnV1EM
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 21, 2021

More than a 25% of White Evangelical Protestants and nearly 1 in 5 Catholics agree with QAnon beliefs, according to a survey by conservative think tank AEI.

Rev. Derek Kubilus says QAnon has torn through his community, and he calls QAnon “a heresy.” https://t.co/Cph888m6dP pic.twitter.com/oaNDxBn4yK
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) February 22, 2021

A new poll from @DataProgress finds:

60% of Republicans agree with this statement on migrant kids:

“These are not our children, and they should not have come or been brought here. The government is doing all that it needs to be doing.”

New piece:https://t.co/hhRUhlyE4h
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 10, 2019

"Evangelicalism, and white evangelicalism in particular, has been susceptible to the heresy of Christian nationalism because of a long history of faith leaders accommodating white supremacy. … We do not want to be quiet accomplices in this on-going sin." https://t.co/WJZpmF1f5S
— NPR (@NPR) February 28, 2021

"One of the most horrifying spectacles of the Trump era is the moral and spiritual sell-out of evangelical Christians who have made a Faustian bargain with President Trump.," @JRubinBlogger https://t.co/pila7KMSrS
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) April 4, 2019

"…the role that some white evangelical churches have had in spreading conspiracy theories that threaten American democracy. The majority of Republicans don't believe President Biden was legitimately elected – and more than half of white evangelicals…" https://t.co/EHxZEWOXb2
— Warden Sif (@HethanCo) February 21, 2021

Most Trump voters think antifa primarily caused the 1/6 insurrection

How am I supposed to unify with people who don’t accept basic facts?

'Asked to describe what happened during the assault on the Capitol, 58% of Trump voters call it "mostly an antifa-inspired attack that only involved a few Trump supporters."'

Not sure how democracy, or truth or facts, survive in such an era. Seriously.https://t.co/nkEA2pDhrh
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) February 21, 2021

The GOP is a counter-majoritarian party. Because it's counter-majoritarian it is also counter-factual, as with its claims of voter fraud. The conflict with honest journalism is structural. In train for decades, the policy is clear and open: the party stands for freedom from fact. pic.twitter.com/40IZA0621T
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) February 21, 2021

The elected Republicans are just as bad as their voters. They are still spreading the big lie about the election. TV networks should not put liars on their programs. There is no incentive for them to stop lying.

Turn on the Sunday shows and this is what you get—

ABC: The election was stolen
NBC: The election was stolen
CBS: The election was stolen
Fox: The election was stolen pic.twitter.com/A9cCRHvyz3
— Matt Negrin, HOST OF HARDBALL AT 7PM ON MSNBC (@MattNegrin) February 21, 2021

This version of the Big Lie is what i call High Hawley-ism, that it's all about how states expanded voting in the midst of a pandemic. It's disingenuous nonsense. But.. https://t.co/CLFhOhvQvi
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 21, 2021

We asked all 50 GOP senators whether they agree with Trump that he won the election. Only 5 responded https://t.co/87yWdFNm4C
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 21, 2021

Scalise is saying that America isn’t a democracy. That’s become the new standard of the Republican Party. Not since 1860’s has a large part of the country refused to accept election. The Republican Party is an anti-democratic force. Acknowledge that reality. Fight it. https://t.co/UXEo0byliK
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) February 21, 2021

The GOP has lost control of the forces it has long encouraged, as we move into a world where democracies have fewer and fewer gatekeepers.

My take: pic.twitter.com/2IDqYNyUGX
— Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) February 21, 2021

He’s wrong. They haven’t lost control, they’ve given it to the Trump cult.

No. A lot of Republicans believe this lie. https://t.co/es6PuxoO5l
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) February 23, 2021

Many/most Republicans believe that Capitol Rioters were both "mostly peaceful" and "left-wingers trying to make Trump look bad," according to this Axios/Ipsos poll.

"It's a paradox," says @ForecasterEnten, who then lets out a jokey sound never before heard on CNN. pic.twitter.com/TejkizBTIX
— The Recount (@therecount) May 26, 2021

The percentage of Republicans who think there was voter fraud in 2020 is increasing

https://t.co/MXe4XjmdSR
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) February 8, 2021

There’s no way to unite when 65% of one side doesn’t accept the results of the election. Republicans need to believe in facts first.
From AP article: pic.twitter.com/gke4mda7Q3
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) February 8, 2021

Majority favors impeachment conviction

That didn’t stop Republicans from acquitting him.

One poll had 56% but another had 50%. A poll after the verdict had 58%.

58% of Americans say former Pres. Trump should have been convicted in his second impeachment trial, new @ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. https://t.co/zy0Zb0VLT5
— ABC News (@ABC) February 15, 2021

As opinions continue to jell, I'm confident that a supermajority of the American public will conclude that Trump was guilty of a deadly assault on another branch of government, dereliction of duty, and violation of his oath and should have been convicted. History will agree. https://t.co/U6P1Wc4U4h
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) February 15, 2021

By a wide margin of 56 percent to 43 percent. https://t.co/R06KGDuw2W
— Slate (@Slate) February 7, 2021

Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives. Do you think the Senate should acquit or convict him?

White: Not college grad
Acquit 57%
Convict 35%

White: College grad
Acquit 35%
Convict 60%

(Marist Poll, 1/24-27/21)https://t.co/ZWtW0kpOzW

See full wording …
1/2
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) February 2, 2021

President Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on the charge that his remarks encouraged the riots at the Capitol. Do you think the Senate should acquit or convict him on these charges?

Acquit 41%
Convict 50%

(Marist Poll, 1/24-27/21)https://t.co/ZWtW0kpOzW

1/2
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) February 2, 2021

Nearly Half of Unaffiliated Voters Think Senate Should Impeach Trump: Poll – Newsweek https://t.co/zPNa53fN6l
— Donna (@dawarj) February 3, 2021

Biden’s COVID relief plan is popular

🚨🚨 fourth poll in last 2 weeks that shows more than 2/3 of Americans support American Rescue Plan🚨🚨 https://t.co/2H3MG2kX1V
— Kate Berner (@KateBerner46) February 3, 2021

Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan starts out with wide popularity, per a new national Quinnipiac poll https://t.co/16ren7cz3a pic.twitter.com/yL2clm3bCo
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) February 3, 2021

More than two-thirds of Americans side with ⁦@JoeBiden⁩ on COVID relief — and most support the rest of his agenda.
https://t.co/bfAS3VUNTg
— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) February 3, 2021

NEW POLL w/@ChangePolls:

– 69% (nice) support Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan

– 55% support $15 min wage

– 55% support forgiving $10k in student loan debt (52% support $50k)

– 65% support democracy reforms in For The People Act https://t.co/0M5uYXer5j
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) January 28, 2021

According to a new poll from Vox and Data for Progress, a majority of likely voters — 64 percent — would back more coronavirus relief, even if it means approving it via budget reconciliation, rather than the standard process for advancing most bills.https://t.co/kLOy5WQWT1
— Women For Harris/Walz (@women4KDH) February 2, 2021

More Trump polls

The Republican party is still the Trump cult.

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Republicans’ Biggest Problem is That They Need Trump Supporters’ and Extremists’ Votes (@nataliemj10 @PRRIpoll) Details: https://t.co/gdrng88fM3 pic.twitter.com/75wKhp7YyT
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) February 13, 2021

“The Republican party has to look itself in the mirror and recognize that there's a rot in the party. A rot that's been happening under our noses during Trump. …To the extent the media has covered a GOP civil war in the past they’ve got nothing on what’s coming.” @MargaretHoover pic.twitter.com/67KDHvXZXF
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) January 17, 2021

This article says:

In addition, 28 percent of the Republicans polled said that Trump’s actions related to the events of Jan. 6 made them happier that they had supported Trump. Only 5 percent said they now regretted voting for Trump, while almost two-thirds (66 percent) said their feelings for the president were unchanged.

also 28% blamed Antifa for the riot. The FBO said that’s untrue.

More than half of voters surveyed blamed President Donald Trump for the rioting Jan. 6 at the Capitol, according to an NBC News poll released Sundayhttps://t.co/7XINtnxRiB
— POLITICO (@politico) January 17, 2021

Why Donald Trump is still a problem for the GOP establishment | Analysis https://t.co/CaJPSITrjt pic.twitter.com/AvPV0FmCQX
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 17, 2021

Quinnipiac poll of registered voters: 55% approve of the House vote to impeach Trump (42% disapprove), 54% say Senate should convict him (42% disagree), 59% say he shouldn’t be allowed to hold office again (38% say he should be allowed to).
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 18, 2021

There’s still a big Trump cult

Polls show he has many supporters even after the riot he incited. They still think he won the election.

Republicans on future of GOP via ABC/Washington Post poll:

60% follow Trump's leadership
33% lead party in different direction
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 17, 2021

NEW: Interviews with 40+ Republicans found Trumpism is ingrained in the party at state and local levels, leading to steadfast support post-Capitol riot and offering a vision of what the next generation of the GOP in Washington will look like.

w/@llerer https://t.co/gWxottirb8
— Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) January 14, 2021

Republicans across the U.S. are siding with President Trump over Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — big time — according to a new Axios-Ipsos poll. https://t.co/jqkhRlfE6O pic.twitter.com/CgnV3xLttp
— Axios (@axios) January 14, 2021

Just awful.

A new CNN poll finds that 75% of Republicans, and 85% of those who approve of Trump, believe Biden didn't legitimately win enough votes to win the presidency:https://t.co/qatpn19z2f

The extent of the Big Lie's hold on Republicans is becoming depressingly clear: https://t.co/reCFweaEK6
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 17, 2021

New NPR/PBS/Marist poll on trust in 2020 election results:

Biden voters:
97% accurate
2% not accurate

Trump voters:
12% accurate
86% not accurate
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 16, 2021

80% of Trump voters over 50 years old incorrectly believe Trump “definitely” won the election; 67% of Trump voters who are college grads hold that view; and 82% of Trump voters without college degrees falsely think he won, per Pew survey
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 15, 2021

Republican Party leaves with far lower marks than Trump himself, per this WSJ-NBC poll. https://t.co/DPCShb2Weq
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 17, 2021

New CNN polling just landed: Trump ends his presidency with 34% approval, "down from 42% in a pre-election poll and one point below his previous low point in CNN's polling." https://t.co/YIf1HmfVdn
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 17, 2021

Something is screwy in Poll World again. Just-released NBC News survey has Trump’s job approval at 43%—pretty much the norm for Trump, as though nothing has happened. But @pewresearch poll has Trump at 29% job approval, his lowest ever.
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) January 17, 2021

Two-thirds of Americans now say the country is headed in the wrong direction, a double-digit jump since last month, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll finds. https://t.co/mkt7A1NHZM
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 17, 2021

CNN Poll: Republican Party favorability dips as most want party to move on from Donald Trump https://t.co/m95EeuMrm1 pic.twitter.com/3MjDGKUb40
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 17, 2021

ABC/Washington Post poll:

66% Trump acted irresponsibly after election
62% no evidence of voter fraud
60% disapprove of Trump job
59% Trump is below average POTUS
57% Trump bears responsibility for attack
56% remove and disqualify Trump
54% charge Trump for inciting riot
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 17, 2021

What have I been telling you, for years? This is not about the "forgotten towns" and the "forgotten men" and "globalization anxiety." It's middle class white people who resent a culture that doesn't share their lumpenized values, including racism. https://t.co/NpX0cIpT36
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 15, 2021

new Pew Research poll on how Americans view President Trump’s job performance five days before he leaves office:

whites w/no college degree
44% approve
52% disapprove

everyone else
19% approve
79% disapprove
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) January 15, 2021

Trump is leaving the White House with the lowest job approval of his presidency — 29%, per ⁦@pewresearch⁩ poll. The share of his own supporters who describe his conduct since the election as poor has doubled over the past two months, from 10% to 20% https://t.co/XJKuEvy0Io
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) January 15, 2021

52% of Americans in new @ABC News/WaPo poll say Republican leaders who supported Pres. Trump’s effort to overturn the election “went too far”—a position held by just 16% of Republicans. https://t.co/52Ns87P5ki
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 15, 2021

He lied about the election being fixed. He incited an attack that left five dead at the U.S Capitol. He got impeached. Twice. But polling indicates Republicans still have his back — and views — by vast majorities. https://t.co/DO9CsdiPEU
— Axios (@axios) January 14, 2021

Horrifying that inciting an insurrectionist mob to storm the US Capitol only moved Trump approval down to the mid-30s. The political penalties for encouraging extremism and attacking democratic norms are dangerously weak. https://t.co/W1Sq2Qen1X
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) January 13, 2021

Vaccine polls

Only 45% of Republicans will take the vaccine. Sad! It’s even less in the NPR/PBS/Marist poll.

Willingness to get vaccinated via Gallup poll:

83% Democrats
77% college degree
74% over 65 years old
67% men
67% White adults
66% under 45 years old
65% All Americans
64% women
62% non-White adults
60% no college degree
59% independents
45% Republicans
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 12, 2021

That growing acceptance is a reassuring sign for public health experts who call distribution of the vaccine crucial to controlling the pandemic that has killed more than 318,000 people in the USA. https://t.co/s04Kx0DWD4
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 22, 2020

What will sway Americans to take a COVID-19 vaccine? Efficacy, adverse effects and politics, survey says https://t.co/EzouZKdaJk pic.twitter.com/ON3qaxhSOA
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) October 21, 2020

Will get vaccinated via NPR/PBS/Marist poll:

79% Biden voters
75% Democrats
71% White college
60% White
60% men
58% all Americans
55% women
55% non-White
54% independents
53% White non-college
45% White evangelical Christians
43% Republicans
39% Trump voters
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 19, 2021

The Trump cult still supports him

“80% of Trump voters and 76% of Republicans are less likely to vote for a member of Congress who votes for impeachment.”

Trump campaign's internal polling shows battleground voters prefer "orderly and peaceful" transition – CBS News https://t.co/MO2aj7yu0X
— Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) January 13, 2021

Quinnipiac poll

AMONG REPUBLICAN VOTERS…

– 73% say Trump is protecting, not undermining, democracy

– 70% say Republicans who voted to block electors were protecting, not undermining, democracy

– 73% say there was widespread voter fraud in 2020

– Trump's job approval is 71%
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 11, 2021

Poll on riot from NPR/PBS @maristpoll: Cracks but no rupture in GOP support for Trump. 30% of Rs say he bears responsibility & 82% say prosecute rioters; but 77% still approve of his job, 72% say election results not accurate & 83% oppose his removal. New R direction still tough
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) January 8, 2021

Trump's approval rating this week among GOPers has slid into the high 70s in the average poll. It's traditionally been in the high 80s to low 90s. Clear erosion among the base.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) January 12, 2021

Post insurrection Trump approval:
Morning Consult: 34% (-29% net)
Quinnipiac: 33% (-24%)
YouGov: 35% (-29%)
Civiqs: 40% (-17%)
We're now well below previous lows of Trump presidency during drive to repeal ACA. Turns out inciting an insurrection damages presidential approval.
— Chris Warshaw (@cwarshaw) January 12, 2021

An overwhelming 71% of Americans say they don't trust Sen. Ted Cruz to defend democracy, according to new @ABC News/Ipsos poll, including 47% who don't trust him at all. https://t.co/XkpzZQxciu
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 10, 2021

Then they probably should not vote. https://t.co/skPVzoTCrx
— Young Daddy (@Toure) January 11, 2021

Analysis: After the storming of the Capitol, Trump grows even less popular https://t.co/9oVYmDebtB
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 11, 2021

Quinnipiac poll of registered voters

– 56% hold Trump responsible for storming of the Capitol

– 47-43% say it's a coup attempt

– 52-45% support removing him from office

– 53-43% say he should resign

– 60-34% say Trump is undermining democracy

– Trump's job approval is 33%
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 11, 2021

“I don’t think those people should be demonized.”

In a series of interviews, Trump supporters declared their support for the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, citing false claims of election fraud and corruption within Congress as justifications. https://t.co/b0Sf4s6O0T
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 9, 2021

Missed this from @alexburnsNYT @jmartNYT this week: "The gulf between Republican leaders and their grass-roots activists has never been wider since the start of the Trump era…the party is not feuding over any sort of grand policy agenda. It’s simply a personal loyalty test."
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) January 10, 2021

“It didn’t matter what I said,” Representative Nancy Mace, Republican of South Carolina, said of trying to explain to a distraught constituent that it was not Congress’s role to subvert the results of an election. “They didn’t believe it.” https://t.co/rlBrnOnV2K
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) January 9, 2021

‘Scary’: Brian Kilmeade Shocked By 45% of Republicans Supporting Violent Mob in Capitol

The majority of Americans want Trump removed from office immediately – Reuters/Ipsos poll https://t.co/Al0YGJBFCo
— Timothy Aeppel (@TimAeppel) January 9, 2021

Poll on riot from NPR/PBS @maristpoll: Cracks but no rupture in GOP support for Trump. 30% of Rs say he bears responsibility & 82% say prosecute rioters; but 77% still approve of his job, 72% say election results not accurate & 83% oppose his removal. New R direction still tough
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) January 8, 2021

Support for Trump supporters breaking into the US Capitol via new PBS/Marist poll:

All Americans:
8% support
88% oppose

Republicans:
18% support
80% oppose

Democrats:
3% support
96% oppose
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 8, 2021

A seditious president incites armed rebellion and his approval floor is a 33 percent.
Never tell me about how the Washington elite class is the problem. The voters who send them there are the problem, and always have been. https://t.co/qTZd9qUvyL
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 11, 2021

Coronavirus vaccine polls 12/14/20

BREAKING: More than eight in 10 Americans say they would receive the coronavirus vaccine, with 40% saying they would take it as soon as it’s available to them and 44% saying they would wait a bit before getting it, according to new @ABC News/Ipsos poll. https://t.co/48awcPeIjx
— ABC News (@ABC) December 14, 2020

62% of Americans say they would be uncomfortable being among the first to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Just 37% said they would be comfortable. https://t.co/QCLgtdi0QD pic.twitter.com/44eLsUwa4D
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) December 4, 2020

Wow. 55% of Black people said they would not take the Coronavirus vaccine. Wow. I'm just wow. https://t.co/lqpoCEkCaa
— Young Daddy (@Toure) December 5, 2020

About 82% of Americans agree with the CDC’s guidance that health care workers and residents of nursing homes should get COVID-19 vaccines before other Americans, according to a YouGov poll. https://t.co/8yPU5lT4PI
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) December 12, 2020

More women than men in U.S. nervous about fast rollout of COVID vaccine, and that's a problem: Reuters/Ipsos poll https://t.co/F7AhvhOwtI pic.twitter.com/DWpxpcVTwg
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 11, 2020

This is a tough topic to poll, but one reason I haven’t been too worried about vaccine hesitancy: a lot of people expressing hesitation just want to wait and see a little, and they’re probably going to have to do that anyway. https://t.co/fugD5EnJRM
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) December 9, 2020

Polling has consistently showed that African Americans are more skeptical of taking the #Covid_19 vaccine than other groups of people in America, but the reasons for this aren't just based on "older" instances of poor medical care. A thread…. https://t.co/ZY8Isx9a30
— Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) December 14, 2020

A new AP-NORC poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 shots when their turn comes as states gird for months of mass vaccinations. https://t.co/I8LwLp151f
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 9, 2020