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Saturday, January 9th, 2021

Poll Shows Nearly Half of GOP Voters—Lied to by Right-Wing Media—Approve of US Capitol Ransacking

Author:     Kenny Stancil
Source:     Common Dreams
Publication Date:     Thursday, January 07, 2021
 Link: Poll Shows Nearly Half of GOP Voters—Lied to by Right-Wing Media—Approve of US Capitol Ransacking
Stephan:   Don't think for a moment that the insurrection that occurred on Wednesday is the end of the Trumpers' anti-democratic, racist, anti-Semitic criminality and violence, or that all Americans have condemned the trashing of the American Capitol. Here are the facts. The last four years have taught me two main things: 1.) Just as you cannot yell fire when there is no fire in a crowded theater, so something has to be done with the social media platforms to correct the deliberate spreading of disinformation. 2.) The Republican Party should be disbanded and a new party needs to be created by ethical pro-democracy people who do not support the Democrats.

A new poll released in the aftermath of Wednesday’s violent coup attempt—incited by President Donald Trump and enabled by Republican lawmakers who questioned the legitimacy of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory—shows that nearly half of GOP voters approve of the pro-Trump mob’s storming of the U.S. Capitol, findings that observers say are inseparable from how right-wing media outlets are lying about the insurrection.

“The right’s favored media… offered an alternate reality in which everyone but pro-Trump rioters were to blame for the mayhem at the Capitol.”
—Sara Fischer, journalist

YouGov Direct conducted the survey on Wednesday night between 5:17 pm and 5:42 pm. A majority (62%) of the 1,397 registered voters who had heard about the day’s events told pollsters that they consider the pro-Trump mob’s actions a threat to democracy. But while 93% of Democrats and 55% of Independents perceive what happened as a threat to democracy, only 27% of Republicans see it that way.

In fact, a greater percentage of Republicans (45%) actively support the storming of the Capitol than oppose it (43%). Overall, 71% of registered voters are opposed to the coup attempt, including 96% […]

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1 Comment

  1. Will on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 7:48 am

    Before the destruction can be repaired and trash removed congressional jackasses are declaring that antifa and blm caused the damages. The poor “patriots” once again are the victims of fake media. Senator Cruz blames the pushback from congressional democrats as “sad”, as causing division and discord in the country at this critical time. Nothing surprises anymore but really???