Happy Treason Weasel Day!!

[Jersey Girl]

This overview is really so good because it lays out how Trump could have ended his presidency vs how he actually has. I think that at this point, he's totally lost the ability to highlight his accomplishments and instead will go down in history as the most divisive and now, destructive president in U.S. history.

Smerconish's epitaph for Trump's presidency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOExfotYB6s

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

This overview is really so good because it lays out how Trump could have ended his presidency vs how he actually has. I think that at this point, he's totally lost the ability to highlight his accomplishments and instead will go down in history as the most divisive and now, destructive president in U.S. history.

Smerconish's epitaph for Trump's presidency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOExfotYB6s

From the video:

45% of Republicans support what happened.

- Doc

[Jersey Girl]

This overview is really so good because it lays out how Trump could have ended his presidency vs how he actually has. I think that at this point, he's totally lost the ability to highlight his accomplishments and instead will go down in history as the most divisive and now, destructive president in U.S. history.

Smerconish's epitaph for Trump's presidency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOExfotYB6s

From the video:

45% of Republicans support what happened.

- Doc

Yep.

[Res Ipsa]

This overview is really so good because it lays out how Trump could have ended his presidency vs how he actually has. I think that at this point, he's totally lost the ability to highlight his accomplishments and instead will go down in history as the most divisive and now, destructive president in U.S. history.

Smerconish's epitaph for Trump's presidency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOExfotYB6s

From the video:

45% of Republicans support what happened.

- Doc

Something's odd with the polling. This CBS/Marist poll says only 17% of Republicans support or strongly support what happened. http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content ... pdf#page=3

[Jersey Girl]

Something's odd with the polling. This CBS/Marist poll says only 17% of Republicans support or strongly support what happened. http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content ... pdf#page=3

I hadn't seen that, RI. There's not one registered Republican left in our family now. Zero. So I wonder how many others may have bailed? Is that 17% made up of registered Republicans or folks identifying themselves as that?

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

From the video:

45% of Republicans support what happened.

- Doc

Something's odd with the polling. This CBS/Marist poll says only 17% of Republicans support or strongly support what happened. http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content ... pdf#page=3

Yeah, I dunno. When I google it I see the two contradictory polls. Anecdotally, I’d guess Republicans are more like 80% pro-violent revolution. How did I get that? I just listen to them.

- Doc

[Res Ipsa]

The three main differences in the yougov and Marist polls. First, the yougov poll was taken while the storming was ongoing. The Marist poll was taken a day later, after more information about the events were reported.

The second was the wording of the question:

yougov:

Supporters of President Trump have stormed the US Capitol to protest lawmakers certifying Joe Biden's election victory. Based on what you have heard or read about this, do you support or oppose these reactions?

Marist:

Trump supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol to disrupt the process of certifying the results of the presidential election that showed Joe Biden won. From what you ́ve read or heard, do you strongly support, support, oppose, or strongly oppose the actions of the Trump supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol?

The third is methodology. Marist is a traditional telephone poll. You.gov uses a panel of internet volunteers who receive small compensation from being a member of the pane.

[Jersey Girl]

Marist is a traditional telephone poll.

But who do they call? Are these calls to random people?

[Lem]

CYA time

White House spox
@JuddPDeere45

"As President Trump said yesterday, this is a time for healing and unity as one Nation.

A politically motivated impeachment against a President with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country."

4:17 PM · Jan 8, 2021·Twitter Web App

A politically motivated impeachment? If now is the time for unity, then why incite a riot ?

[Res Ipsa]

Marist is a traditional telephone poll.

But who do they call? Are these calls to random people?

Random, landlines and cell numbers.