Three-Quarters of Republicans Sympathize With Jan. 6 Rioters: Poll – By Susan Milligan (US News) / January 4, 2022
A similar number of Republicans, 78% believe an investigation into the day’s actions is a ‘waste of time.’
A year after the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Americans carry a grim view of the nation’s long-vaunted democracy and maintain deeply partisan views of the integrity of the 2020 election and the motivation of those who mounted the attack, according to a poll released Tuesday morning by Suffolk University.
The national survey, conducted with USA Today, found that 71% believe the nation’s democracy is weaker than it was four years ago. But that superficial unanimity disguises deeper divides: The skepticism is higher among Republicans – 85% of whom believe democracy is weaker compared to 59% of Democrats who agree with the statement.
Racial divisions mirror the demographics of the two party memberships, with 75% of whites, 53% of Black Americans and 59% of Hispanics thinking America’s democracy has weakened in the past four years.
