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Number of Republicans who say they support Trump over GOP rises: poll
News.yahoo.com ^
| 8/22/22
| Brad Dress
Posted on 08/22/2022 6:54:29 PM PDT by cotton1706
Republicans who support former President Trump more than they support the GOP climbed to 41 percent in August, up 7 points from May when 34 percent said they supported Trump more than the party, according to an NBC News poll released Sunday.
A slim majority of Republicans, or 50 percent, say they support the party more than they do Trump, the poll finds. But that’s down from 58 percent in May.
The former president continues to wield immense influence over the Republican Party. He has heavily influenced the defeat of eight out of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach him over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, either by pressuring them to resign or backing primary challengers.
The most high-profile loss came last week, when Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), arguably his fiercest critic in the GOP, was defeated by more than 40 points from a Trump-endorsed challenger.
Trump saw Republicans rally behind him this month yet again after the FBI searched his home in connection to an investigation into whether he violated the Espionage Act, among other statutes, by taking classified documents home with him upon leaving the White House.
Republicans decried the unprecedented search of a former president’s home, calling it a politically motivated witch hunt.
Trump is also fending off a congressional investigation into the Capitol riot, which the panel of lawmakers has claimed was incited by the former president after he failed to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Most Americans, or 57 percent, say the investigations into Trump should continue, according to the NBC News poll.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections
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They must be pulling their hair out when they read these stories and polls.
To: cotton1706
Most Americans, or 57 percent, say the investigations into Trump should continue
Complete BS!
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posted on
08/22/2022 6:58:18 PM PDT
by
JoSixChip
(2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
To: cotton1706
Still waiting for what they were looking for and what they found. I mean specifically.
To: cotton1706
Basic political survival instincts. This is President Trump keeping the Party for the people.
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:03:29 PM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: cotton1706
The key to the entire situation is not how many Republicans support Trump, it’s how many Democrats support him.
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:05:09 PM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(When policemen break the law, then there isn't any law - just a fight for survival)
To: All
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We need an Investigation into why Mitch’s Picks are turning into Turtles!
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:05:38 PM PDT
by
AnthonySoprano
(Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad .at Joe Biden)
To: cotton1706
Can we just rename it the America First party now?
To: JoSixChip
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:09:29 PM PDT
by
OKSooner
To: Observator
“MAGA Party” is what I’d vote for.
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:09:53 PM PDT
by
MayflowerMadam
(Sometimes when you get to where you're supposed to be, it's too soon.)
To: cotton1706
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:10:40 PM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: cotton1706
“Most Americans, or 57 percent, say the investigations into Trump should continue”
I call BS on that. It doesn’t line up with many other polls out there.
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:13:05 PM PDT
by
MayflowerMadam
(Sometimes when you get to where you're supposed to be, it's too soon.)
To: JoSixChip
It's an NBC poll. Cut that number in half.
As to the generic. Pollsters are probably getting a lot of hangups from Magas, fewer if its Trafalgar or Rasmussen, but even they get hangups. The Generic is about +8 to +10 right now if I had my guess and it will grow. Of course the fraudsters will continue to try to fix stuff, but if our poll and dropbox observers are dilligent we can stop most of that. In the end, I see it as finishing +14 to +15 R
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:14:19 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(Let’s go Brandon!)
To: AnthonySoprano
LOL. That pic is a riot. She does look like a turtle.
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:14:36 PM PDT
by
MayflowerMadam
(Sometimes when you get to where you're supposed to be, it's too soon.)
To: cotton1706
Yahoo has the biggest pool of Anti Trump reporters on staff, far exceeding CNN.
They have a quota: 1 pro-Trump article, then 20 anti-Trump stories starting tomorrow.
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:17:51 PM PDT
by
max americana
(Fired leftards at work since 2008 at every election just to see them cry. I hate them all.)
To: BigEdLB
if it’s NBC POLLING, then it’s complete BS. The numbers are way higher.
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:18:40 PM PDT
by
max americana
(Fired leftards at work since 2008 at every election just to see them cry. I hate them all.)
To: cotton1706
Trump wants to end the illegal alien inundation.
The GOP has been assisting the Democrats to keep it going, going so far as to assist them to cheat Trump out of office.
Most sane people who want to keep their country would side with Trump.
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:19:38 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Lurkinanloomin
Trump wants to end the illegal alien inundation. The GOP has been assisting the Democrats to keep it going, going so far as to assist them to cheat Trump out of office.
That's really what it comes down to. Most R/D politicians are in the pocket of one immigration lobby or the other. Pharma / Ag / IT / etc.
I think President Trump has a different perspective because he's a self-made man, and runs a family business that is not dependent on cheap labor (it's all about intellectual capitol).
Even if President Trump's business interests required unskilled labor, he'd hire only real Americans, and pay them accordingly.
To: BigEdLB
It's an NBC poll. Cut that number in half. Pollsters went to the NBC staff picnic behind the building and got a lot of cooperation from them. Eager to give their opinions.
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:29:56 PM PDT
by
frank ballenger
(You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
To: JoSixChip
The source is Yahoo so yes it is BS.
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:31:49 PM PDT
by
gibsonguy
( )
To: MayflowerMadam
I'm for the "Traditional Republican Party"
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posted on
08/22/2022 7:57:36 PM PDT
by
Seaplaner
(Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston Churchill)
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