Poll: Majority say Trump should be barred from public office

[riversedge]

Source: the hill




By Lexi Lonas - 02/13/21 02:57 PM EST


A new poll released Saturday shows a majority of U.S. adults believe former President Trump should be barred from running for public office again.

Fifty-three percent of US adults polled said that Trump should not be allowed to run for public office again while 50 percent said they would vote to convict Trump in the Senate impeachment trial if they were given the vote, a poll by Ipsos conducted for Reuters found.

YouGov and The Economist had similar results for their poll released on Friday that also said 53 percent believe Trump should not be allowed to run for office again.

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The poll shows that 71 percent believe Trump was partially responsible for the riot. Half of the Republicans who were surveyed in the poll agreed Trump was partially responsible................................

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/538753-poll-majority-say-trump-should-be-barred-from-public-office

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Barely over a majority.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Enough to win an election

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. Yeah, maybe a popular, democratic, election. But, ...

... an electoral college election? it's iffy.

Trump could win another term as president.

There's a scary thought.

Trump as president. Ivanka as veep.

[paleotn]

10. Not at 53 percent.

Even in this climate, that's a solid, Democratic win. Obama in 2008 had just under 53% and swamped McCain in the EC. Anything 51% or below is iffy. Of course, the new census may change even that some.

[regnaD kciN]

12. In the year of the Great Recession...

...Obama won OH, IN, IA, and FL. Does anyone seriously think those states are going to be in play for us in 2024?

And, even in the recent race, where Biden won by an over-4% margin in the popular vote, and a considerable EV count, only a few thousand votes switching in key states would have given us a second Trump term. The simple fact is that our electoral system is FUBAR, and Democrats have to win by a mile to win at all.

[thecrow]

2. Also 57% of the Senate

Just sayin’.
They maybe should separate impeachment
and disqualification for future office.
Just a thought.

[AntiFascist]

4. Agreed! n/t

[mmbrevo]

9. The problem with this...

What’s to stop the republicans with a majority in the house and senate from disqualifying a democratic president from running for a second term.

[ShepKat]

3. so....

so since he is a private citizen now, he can testify at the insurrectionists trials (?)

[meow2u3]

5. Not only should Trump be DQ'd from running for office for insurrection

The GQP Sedition Caucus should also be removed and further DQ'd for aiding, abetting, and/or being accessories to the Capitol insurrection. IDGAS how scared those rethugs are for their safety--they should have stood up to Trump, knowing full well he's a hardcore psychopath incapable of guilt or remorse, and do the right thing in spite of the death threats.

Death threats never stopped the Georgia or Arizona election officials, or even Mike Pence, from doing their jobs, so what's stopping Congressional rethugs? Maybe they're Trump's co-conspirators.

[brooklynite]

6. No legal means to do so...

[milestogo]

8. He should be barred from speaking in public or even going out in public.

[uponit7771]

11. DEMS DID THEIR JOBS !! "71 percent believe Trump was partially responsible for the riot"!!!

That's a lot of people !!!