A new Monmouth poll finds 65% of Americans say it is appropriate to describe the incident at the U.S. Capitol as a riot, and 50% say it is appropriate to describe it as an insurrection.
Last year, 62% of Republicans called the incident a riot. Now, just 45% do. Similarly, 33% of Republicans last summer said it was appropriate to describe the incident as an insurrection, but only 13% say the same today.
Meanwhile, 61% of Republicans see the incident as a “legitimate protest.”
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
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