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Good News for Democrats: Even Republicans Are Tiring of Trump
Polling shows the Jan. 6 hearings are having a surprising effect on voters across the political spectrum.
Gone for good?
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Democrats are worried that President Joe Biden is old, but the Jan. 6 hearings are showing that former president Donald Trump is stale.
And in a sea of negativity for Democrats, that’s a potential bright spot ahead of November’s midterm elections. Contrary to the popular opinion leading up to the first televised session last month of the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot, it now appears that voters — from the most progressive to the most MAGA, and independents in between — are taking note of the damning revelations after seven public hearings.