Defeated and impeached, Trump still commands the loyalty of the GOP’s voters

If there’s a civil war in the Republican Party, the voters who backed Donald Trump in November’s election are ready to choose sides.

Behind Trump.

An exclusive Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll finds Trump’s support largely unshaken after his second impeachment trial in the Senate, this time on a charge of inciting an insurrection in the deadly assault on the Capitol Jan. 6.

By double digits, 46%-27%, those surveyed say they would abandon the GOP and join the Trump party if the former president decided to create one. The rest are undecided. CONTINUED

Susan Page & Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA Today


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