Analysis by Philip Bump: Figuring out how many 'MAGA Republicans' there actually are

[CBHagman]

Presented for you to read without paywall: Analysis by Philip Bump of The Washington Post on what polling suggests about the numbers of people who consider themselves MAGA Republicans, support election deniers, and/or back the use of violence. In the wake of President Biden’s address last week, this is useful for getting a handle on what is happening (or not happening) nationally.

https://wapo.st/3x0dFxg

There are two views of who President Biden was excoriating in his speech on Thursday night.

To Biden and his team, the group was clearly delineated: “MAGA Republicans,” a group of Americans who support former president Donald Trump, reject the outcome of the 2020 election and are open to political violence as a tactic. To Biden’s critics — a group that includes but isn’t limited to Trump supporters — he was speaking more broadly, using the term “MAGA Republicans” as cover for attacking the right broadly.

The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake has walked through what Biden said and the context in which he said it, both on Thursday and last week, when he used the label “semi-fascism” to describe that group’s worldview. But what if we went one step further, trying to assign an actual numeric value to the group Biden is describing? It’s not “half the country” as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and others have insisted. But how much of the country is it?

Read more at the link.

[SalviaBlue]

1. K&R

[Scrivener7]

2. In the end, they seem to say it's about 10%. Good to know.

[AndyS]

3. Thanks for the peek behind the pay wall. Also K&R!

[Farmer-Rick]

4. Thanks for the info

Very interesting.

MAGATs are not 50% of the population. Maybe they are about 10%.

Then why does it seem like there are so many more?

[Cosmocat]

5. That are absolutely more than 10% first off

And a major percentage of those who aren't have bought the evil liberal boogyman bs, and view the fascists as much less threatening than those who would seek to ensure every one has health insurance, is treated equally well and conserve God's green earth, cause LIBERALS!