The explosive congressional hearings into the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol have sparked headlines, but an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds that they aren’t changing many minds.
Among Republicans, just 7% say the dramatic presentations by the special House committee have made them view the attack as more serious than they had thought; only 6% say they now believe then-President Donald Trump was more involved than they had thought.
While the hearings have revealed sometimes-shocking testimony about the events surrounding that day, the survey finds little evidence for the hopes of some Democrats that they might transform public opinion or affect the midterm elections. CONTINUED
Susan Page & Chelsey Cox, USA Today
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