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Half of Republican voters agree that the party should “move on” from former President Donald Trump’s claims that fraud cost him the 2020 election — including 48 percent of those who voted for him, according to a poll released Wednesday. 

The Politico-Morning Consult survey asked whether the GOP should “continue to focus on” the 45th president’s allegations or “move on” from them.

Among those who identified as Republicans, 50 percent said the party should “move on” from Trump’s claims while 37 percent wanted to “continue to focus” on them.

Another 12 percent responded “don’t know/no opinion.”

Among those who voted for Trump in 2020, 48 percent opted for “move on,” while just 36 percent wanted to dwell on the alleged fraud, with 15 percent answering “don’t know.”


  A new poll found that about half of Republican voters surveyed believe the party should “move on” from former President Donald Trump’s claims of voter fraud. Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images A new poll found that about half of Republican voters surveyed believe the party should “move on” from former President Donald Trump’s claims of voter fraud. Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images

  The poll found that 37 percent of GOP voters want to “continue to focus” on voter fraud claims. Politico-Morning Consult The poll found that 37 percent of GOP voters want to “continue to focus” on voter fraud claims. Politico-Morning Consult

However, when asked if Trump should continue to press the case that he was robbed of a second term, 53 percent of Republicans said they “strongly” or “somewhat” supported him doing so with only 36 percent saying they opposed. Among Trump’s voters, 52 percent said they supported his grievance, while 37 percent said they opposed it.

Overall, nearly two-thirds of Americans — 64 percent — think the Republican Party should move on from the 2020 election, while 23 percent disagree and 13 percent don’t know or have no opinion.

When polled about their opinions on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, a majority of Americans (54 percent) described it as an “illegitimate form of public discourse,” compared to 21 percent who said it was legitimate, while 25 percent didn’t know or had no opinion. 


  A majority of participants in the poll called the Capitol riot an “illegitimate form of public discourse.” AP Photo/John Minchillo, File A majority of participants in the poll called the Capitol riot an “illegitimate form of public discourse.” AP Photo/John Minchillo, File

  Only 21 percent said the riot was a “legitimate” form of public discourse. Politico-Morning Consult Only 21 percent said the riot was a “legitimate” form of public discourse. Politico-Morning Consult

Trump 2020 voters were split on the question, with 34 percent calling the riot “illegitimate,” 34 percent calling it “legitimate” and 31 percent saying they didn’t know or didn’t have an opinion. 

More than three-quarters of President Biden voters (76 percent) said the riot was illegitimate discourse, with only 11 percent saying it was legitimate and 13 percent in the “don’t know/no opinion” column.

Earlier this month, the Republican National Committee censured Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) for participating in the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot. 

The pair are the only Republicans on the nine-member panel.

The censure resolution claimed Cheney and Kinzinger “support Democrat efforts to destroy President Trump more than they support winning back a Republican majority in 2022” and accused them of “participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.”

The poll surveyed 2,005 registered voters between Feb. 12 and 13 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

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