Opinion: Still Too Early to Count Out Donald Trump
Gregory Clay - Inside Sources
Just before Joe Biden’s inauguration, a headline in New York magazine blared: “Trump Is on the Verge of Losing Everything.”
Well, perhaps not.
If you believe a Jan. 11-13 poll commissioned by AXIOS, a Washington political publication, Donald Trump appears to have maintained at least an influential portion of his loyalists. While the poll showed the percentage of Americans supporting the removal of Trump increased by five percentage points (to 56 percent) after the Capitol coup insurrectionists wreaked havoc, there’s more to the story.
The AXIOS-IPSOS poll appeared to show a chasm among Republicans in general as well as Independents who may lean Republican. The poll asked respondents to identify as a Donald Trump supporter, or traditional Republican, or political independent.