01-17-2021, 03:03 PM
This pollster (Quinnipiac) has been less sympathetic in its numbers to Trump than just about any. Still, this is the first to follow the treasonable insurrection of January 6:
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
Approve 33 (26 strong, 7 somewhat), Disapprove 60 (strong 54, somewhat 4 -- rounding error), don't know/no answer (hereafter DK/NA) 7%
(this is down from 41 approve, 55 disapprove on December 10, 2020)
2. Do you believe there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, or not?
Yes. so believe -- 37%; no 58%; DK/NA 5%... no real change from December
3. As president, do you think that Joe Biden will be able to unite the country after he takes office, or do you expect partisan divisions to remain the same as they are today?
Yes (can unify) 31%; no (expect divisions) 56%; DK/NA 14%
4. Which comes closer to your point of view: democracy in the United States is alive and well or democracy in the United States is under threat?
alive and well 21% under threat 74% DK/NA 5%
5. Do you think that extremism is a big problem in the United States, or don't you think so?
yes (big problem 81%) no 12% DK/NA7%
6. Do you think that - the Republican members of Congress who tried to stop the formal certification of Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election were undermining democracy or protecting democracy?
undermining 58% protecting 34% don't know/no answer 8%
7. Do you think that - President Trump is undermining democracy or protecting democracy?
60% undermining 34% protecting 6% DK/NA
8. Do you think that - the individuals who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th were undermining democracy or protecting democracy?
undermining 90% protecting 10% DK/NA 10%
9. Do you think that President Trump should resign as president, or don't you think so?
yes/resign 53% no 43% DK/NA 4%
10. Do you think that President Trump should be removed from office, or don't you think so?
yes/remove 52% no 45% DK/NA 3%
11. Do you think that President Trump is mentally stable, or not?
yes/stable 45% no 38%. DK/NA 7%
12. Do you consider what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th a coup attempt, or not?
yes/coup 47 no 43 DK/NA 10
13. Do you want to see the individuals who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th held accountable for their actions, or not?
91% yes/hold responsible 6% no 3% DK/NA
(I'm not ordinarily showing partisan or other demographic breakdowns, as those are in the source... but the split is 89-8-3 among Republicans, 99-1-0 among Democrats, and 89-9-2 among Independents... it does not look good and it probably never will look good from hereon.
14. Do you hold President Trump responsible for the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, or not?
56% yes/responsible 42% no DK/NA 3%
15. Do you think that law enforcement officials did everything they could to prevent the initial storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, or don't you think so?
19% yes/they did 71% no 10% DK/NA
16. How concerned are you about the safety of elected officials in the United States: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?
35% very concerned
35% somewhat concerned
13% not so concerned
16% not concerned at all
2% DK/NA
https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-det...aseID=3686
Quote:Following last week's mob attack on the U.S. Capitol during a joint session of Congress to formally certify Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election, nearly three-quarters (74 percent) of voters say democracy in the United States is under threat, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University national poll of registered voters released today. Just 21 percent of voters say that democracy in the United States is alive and well.
"When it comes to whether American democracy is under threat, both Republicans and Democrats see a raging five-alarm fire, but clearly disagree on who started it," said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts gold standard surveys using random digit dialing with live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts nationwide surveys and polls in more than twenty states on national and statewide elections, as well as public policy issues.
Visit poll.qu.edu or http://www.facebook.com/quinnipiacpoll
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
Approve 33 (26 strong, 7 somewhat), Disapprove 60 (strong 54, somewhat 4 -- rounding error), don't know/no answer (hereafter DK/NA) 7%
(this is down from 41 approve, 55 disapprove on December 10, 2020)
2. Do you believe there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, or not?
Yes. so believe -- 37%; no 58%; DK/NA 5%... no real change from December
3. As president, do you think that Joe Biden will be able to unite the country after he takes office, or do you expect partisan divisions to remain the same as they are today?
Yes (can unify) 31%; no (expect divisions) 56%; DK/NA 14%
4. Which comes closer to your point of view: democracy in the United States is alive and well or democracy in the United States is under threat?
alive and well 21% under threat 74% DK/NA 5%
5. Do you think that extremism is a big problem in the United States, or don't you think so?
yes (big problem 81%) no 12% DK/NA7%
6. Do you think that - the Republican members of Congress who tried to stop the formal certification of Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election were undermining democracy or protecting democracy?
undermining 58% protecting 34% don't know/no answer 8%
7. Do you think that - President Trump is undermining democracy or protecting democracy?
60% undermining 34% protecting 6% DK/NA
8. Do you think that - the individuals who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th were undermining democracy or protecting democracy?
undermining 90% protecting 10% DK/NA 10%
9. Do you think that President Trump should resign as president, or don't you think so?
yes/resign 53% no 43% DK/NA 4%
10. Do you think that President Trump should be removed from office, or don't you think so?
yes/remove 52% no 45% DK/NA 3%
11. Do you think that President Trump is mentally stable, or not?
yes/stable 45% no 38%. DK/NA 7%
12. Do you consider what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th a coup attempt, or not?
yes/coup 47 no 43 DK/NA 10
13. Do you want to see the individuals who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th held accountable for their actions, or not?
91% yes/hold responsible 6% no 3% DK/NA
(I'm not ordinarily showing partisan or other demographic breakdowns, as those are in the source... but the split is 89-8-3 among Republicans, 99-1-0 among Democrats, and 89-9-2 among Independents... it does not look good and it probably never will look good from hereon.
14. Do you hold President Trump responsible for the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, or not?
56% yes/responsible 42% no DK/NA 3%
15. Do you think that law enforcement officials did everything they could to prevent the initial storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, or don't you think so?
19% yes/they did 71% no 10% DK/NA
16. How concerned are you about the safety of elected officials in the United States: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?
35% very concerned
35% somewhat concerned
13% not so concerned
16% not concerned at all
2% DK/NA
https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-det...aseID=3686
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.