GOP Shouldn't Punish Officials Opposing Trump, Say 94% of White Republican College Grads
Natalie Colarossi
A vast majority of white Republican college graduates believe that the GOP should not punish elected officials who have publicly opposed former President Donald Trump in the wake of the Capitol riot.
According to new CNN poll released on Friday, a whopping 94 percent of respondents in that group said they do not believe that lawmakers should face political backlash for speaking out against Trump. Among those who are not college educated, that number drops to 74 percent.
Overall, 76 percent of all Republicans surveyed said they feel the same, while 20 percent said they do believe elected officials who oppose the former president should be punished.
Additionally, the survey found that 67 percent of Republicans said they believe Trump had a positive affect on the party, while 63 percent believe that the GOP is currently united.
The survey was conducted for CNN by SSRS from March 3-8, and included results from 1,009 respondents. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.
A total of 10 House Republicans joined all Democrats in voting to impeach the former president for "inciting an insurrection" on January 13. A month later, seven GOP senators voted to unsuccessfully convict Trump on February 13. Since then, a number of those lawmakers experienced intense backlash for breaking with Trump. Loyalists to the former president have alleged that those who voted to impeach or convict him are not representative of the Republican Party.
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