Dec 6, 2017

15% of GOP sees Russia as a serious issue

Axios

Republicans now have a sharply unfavorable view of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn after his plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to a new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll.

Our thought bubble: Though Republicans have turned on Flynn after his guilty plea, they haven't turned their backs on Trump — his approval rating among Republicans is 81% — and their continued dismissal of the Russia probe suggests they're not about to.

Data: Survey Monkey poll conducted Dec. 1-3, 2017 Poll methodology; Chart: Chris Canipe / Axios

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Neal Rothschild

2024 lookahead poll: Democrats see diverse future

Data: Online SurveyMonkey poll (margin of error: ±2.5 percentage points). Chart: Axios Visuals

In a SurveyMonkey poll for Axios taking a very early look at a theoretical 2024 field, Pete Buttigieg tops a list of Democrats, with a slight advantage over Kamala Harris.

Why it matters: A poll this early can only tell you so much. But what's striking is that none of the top seven Democratic candidates are heterosexual white men — an indicator of growing diversity in the party.

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Rebecca Falconer

Trump ahead of Democratic rivals in new poll

President Trump during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Monday. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

President Trump is ahead of all Democratic 2020 candidates in a USA Today/Suffolk University poll published Monday.

Why it matters: The poll of 1,000 registered voters was conducted Dec. 10–14 as House Democrats prepared stepped up their case for the president's impeachment. It's a boost for Trump ahead of the impeachment vote, expected Wednesday.

Go deeperArrowDec 17, 2019
Jacob Knutson

Poll: Fewer than half of Americans think Trump should be removed

Photo: Jess Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll released Thursday found that less than half of Americans polled believe Donald Trump, now the third president in U.S. history to be impeached, should be convicted in a Senate trial and removed from office.

Why it matters: The poll, conducted hours after the House charged Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, signifies that voters remain divided on impeachment and found that Wednesday's vote did little to change public opinion.

Go deeperArrowDec 19, 2019