The Jan. 6 riot was an insurrection with a 360-degree view. … The Associated Press compiled a short film of the day’s key moments to capture the record and rebut falsehoods that continue to spread about what happened. CONTINUED Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown […] Read more »
‘But the people like me the best, by far’
Six weeks after the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, Donald Trump’s pollster, Tony Fabrizio, conducted a survey of Republicans that looked at how well liked the former president was among several distinct groups of voters within the party. … The people who described themselves as the most committed Republicans […] Read more »
CBS News poll: Threats to Democracy and elections – What are they and who sees them?
Two-thirds of Americans feel democracy is threatened. They also tell us that having “free and fair” elections is a key part of democracy. So how do those two things connect? For one, most across the party spectrum want their state’s elections to be run by a nonpartisan or bipartisan entity. […] Read more »
Trump Isn’t the Only One to Blame for the Capitol Riot
… The riot was an attack on our institutions, and of course, inflammatory conservative rhetoric and social media bear some of the blame. But our institutions also helped produce that violent outburst by building a sense of entitlement to power within America’s conservative minority. … If the basic mechanics of […] Read more »
A year after Jan. 6, Americans say democracy is in peril but disagree on why
Americans by overwhelming margins see the nation’s democracy as in peril, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, but that chilling consensus is based on starkly conflicting assessments of the assault on the U.S. Capitol one year ago. The clash over what happened and why last Jan. 6 underscores how […] Read more »
Americans don’t agree on what to call Jan. 6 attack
A year since supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the Capitol, Americans are split over how to describe what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. A new poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist finds that roughly half of U.S. adults say an insurrection took place that threatened democracy, […] Read more »