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Nearly 60% of Americans say Trump broke the law while in office. A majority want charges filed [1]

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Date: 2023-01-21

Respondents also backed the House select committee's investigation into Jan. 6 by a two-to-one margin, with 61% in support and 30% opposed. Independents supported the House probe by a 23-point margin, 53% - 30%, and a slim plurality of non-MAGA Republicans also supported it, 44% - 42%.

Navigator also tested the staying power of both Trump and Trumpism. One question asked whether respondents believed the Republican Party should head in a new direction or if it should stay on the course laid out by Trump.

Overall, a solid 71% majority of Americans wanted the GOP to take a new direction, including 78% of independents, while just 29% believed Republicans should stay on Trump's path.

The survey also made an explicit effort to delineate between MAGA and non-MAGA Republicans, asking respondents what they believed was the best path forward for the Republican Party—taking a new direction, sticking with both Trump and the path he laid out, or sticking with Trump's vision but finding a new leader for the party.

A 43% plurality of Republicans wanted to stick with both Trump and his vision; 36% wanted to continue on Trump's path but with a new leader of the party; and 21% of Republicans wanted the party to head in a new direction.

Among MAGA Republicans, 63% favored sticking with Trump, while a 40% plurality of non-MAGA Republicans wanted to continue down Trump's path but with a new leader.

The survey also tested the popularity of both parties along with that of MAGA Republicans, in particular. The Democratic party fared best at 45% favorable — 51% unfavorable, 6 points underwater. The Republican Party was 17 points underwater, at 39% favorable — 56% unfavorable. But MAGA Republicans took the biggest hit at net -23, 30% favorable — 53% unfavorable.

The results are exactly why the Biden White House shifted last year to specifically targeting “MAGA” Republicans in many of the president’s speeches leading up to the midterms.

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