… Since January of 2019, the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll has asked GOP voters if they identify more as a supporter of President Trump or as a supporter of the Republican Party. In almost every poll, more Republicans identified as supporters of Trump than of the Republican Party. In fact, in the final poll before the election (Oct 29-31, 2020), 54 percent of Republicans said they identified with Trump, while just 38 percent identified as a supporter of the GOP.
In Congress this week, GOP members had a similar choice in front of them. Would they align themselves with President Donald Trump’s illegitimate election fraud claims and vote to overturn the Electoral College votes from states carried by Joe Biden? Or would they follow GOP leaders like Sen. Mitch McConnell, who implored Republicans to forgo taking this “poisonous path?” CONTINUED
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report