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Q1. Bill Barr, Attorney General under President Trump, testified to the Jan 6 Commission that he told Trump in December 2020 that Trump's election fraud claims had no merit.
In January 2021, what do you think Trump believed with regard to his election fraud claims?
In January 2021, what do you think Trump believed with regard to his election fraud claims?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
They had no merit
43%
35%
51%
11%
38%
73%
32%
48%
47%
45%
They had merit
46%
51%
41%
76%
50%
20%
50%
37%
47%
49%
Don't know
8%
11%
6%
11%
7%
5%
14%
11%
4%
3%
Don't care
3%
4%
2%
3%
5%
3%
4%
4%
2%
3%
Q2. The Jan 6 committee says a witness testified that President Trump, aware of Capitol rioters chants to "Hang Mike Pence", responded "Maybe our supporters have the right idea. Maybe Mike Pence deserves it."
Thus far in the hearing, a tape of that witness testimony has not been aired. Do you believe Trump said what is alleged?
Thus far in the hearing, a tape of that witness testimony has not been aired. Do you believe Trump said what is alleged?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Yes, regardless if a witness statement is aired
44%
32%
56%
7%
37%
79%
28%
49%
48%
48%
Yes if a witness statement is aired, no if not
19%
20%
16%
20%
20%
16%
28%
21%
12%
13%
No, regardless if a witness statement is aired
24%
32%
18%
52%
26%
1%
23%
20%
26%
28%
None of these
2%
1%
4%
4%
3%
1%
3%
0%
3%
4%
Don't know
7%
9%
4%
10%
7%
3%
12%
7%
6%
4%
Don't care
4%
5%
2%
6%
6%
1%
5%
2%
4%
3%
Q3. The 12th Amendment requires the vice president “shall, in the presence of Congress, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted.” The "certificates" refer to the sealed envelopes of each states' certified electoral votes for president.
President Trump asked VP Pence to reject the votes of certain states' electors.
Pence released a letter Jan 6 saying he could not intervene. “My oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not." Adding that his role as presiding officer was largely ceremonial.
Do you think Pence had the right to reject electoral votes?
President Trump asked VP Pence to reject the votes of certain states' electors.
Pence released a letter Jan 6 saying he could not intervene. “My oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not." Adding that his role as presiding officer was largely ceremonial.
Do you think Pence had the right to reject electoral votes?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Yes
22%
22%
22%
36%
21%
9%
11%
21%
28%
26%
No
69%
67%
69%
47%
66%
88%
70%
74%
65%
65%
Don't know
8%
10%
7%
14%
11%
1%
14%
3%
6%
8%
Don't care
2%
1%
2%
3%
2%
1%
5%
2%
0%
The Election Count act of 1887 states only Congress can reject a state's electoral votes.
The first Jan 6 hearing was watched by an estimated 20 million people, according to Nielsen. Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address had 38 million viewers, and the first impeachment inquiry into Trump in 2019 had 14mm
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