“Cheney’s loss of power is a rejection of the status quo Republican Party and a unification of working class voters demanding the political class put America First.”
A new CBS/YouGov poll shows in no uncertain terms the vast majority of Republicans want to see Trump-style leadership define the party going forward and a majority support stripping Liz Cheney of her position last week.
While Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans lamented Cheney’s demotion, the new survey shows Republican voters support Cheney losing her powers 80% to 20%. A majority of Republicans across the board support demoting Cheney, but these views are particularly strong among voters ages 45 and up, with voters over 65 supporting Cheney’s removal by a margin of 87% to 13%.
The new survey shows Republican voters support Cheney’s demotion 80% to 20%.
Although most Moderates (69%) and Conservatives (84%) support Cheney’s demotion, twice as many Moderates (31%) as Conservatives (16%) disagree with the decision to strip Cheney of her ranking position. Republicans without a college degree also support Cheney’s demotion by higher margins than those with a degree (86% to 76%).
Republicans aren’t just backing the removal of Cheney but consolidating in support of former President Trump. Republicans across the board say the GOP should follow Trump’s example on economic issues (89%), immigration issues (88%), leadership (80%) and how to treat the media (77%).
Republicans say the GOP should follow Trump’s example on economic issues (89%), immigration issues (88%), leadership (80%) and how to treat the media (77%).
Republicans also say by a margin of 33% to 66% it is important for fellow Republicans to remain loyal to Trump. These views are broadly held, and there are no significant gender differences. However, Republicans over age 65 are the most likely to say it is important to remain loyal to Trump by a margin of 73% to 27%. Republicans under thirty say it is important to remain loyal to Trump by a margin of 59% to 41%.
Although both White and non-White Republicans say it is important to remain loyal to Trump, this sentiment is stronger among Whites. By a margin of 68% to 32%, White Republicans say it is important to remain loyal to Trump, and 40% say it is very important. By a margin of 61% to 38% Republicans of color say it is important to remain loyal to Trump, and 26% say it is very important.
By a margin of 68% to 32%, White Republicans say it is important to remain loyal to Trump, and 40% say it is very important and by a margin of 61% to 38% Republicans of color agree.
Sixty-five percent of Republicans say Trump represents their views all or most of the time, while 31% say Trump represents their views sometimes to almost never and 3% say Trump represents their views never. Seventy-one percent of White voters say Trump represents their views all or most of the time, and so do 46% of non-Whites. A substantial share of non-White Republicans say Trump represents their views some of the time (42%).
Seventy-one percent of White voters say Trump represents their views all or most of the time, and so do 46% of non-Whites.
As market Research Foundation pointed out after the Cheney vote last week, the vote to demote Cheney pitted mainstream Republicans and globalists against the majority of Republicans, conservatives, and Trump voters.
Cheney had support form 39% of liberals versus 20% of Conservatives and 38% of Democrats versus 20% of Republicans. What is more, her support disproportionately stems from East Coasters and those earning over $100K, while Americans in the Midwest and West and those earning lower incomes disproportionality reject Cheney.
Americans oppose Cheney 38% to 27%, and her supporters are disproportionately Biden voters.
Trump voters oppose Cheney by a margin of greater than two to one (56% to 17%) and Biden voters support Cheney by a margin of 45% to 33%.
As Vice President of Communications at Americans for Limited Government Catherine Mortensen wrote last week, “Cheney is further unfit to lead the Republican party because she is stuck in the past, fixated on the Trump presidency rather than fighting the dangerous leftward lurch by Biden-Pelosi-Schumer that harms all Americans. It is her failure to have a vision for the future and how to lead against the big government, corporatist threat against freedom that made her ouster as House Republicans’ lead communicator necessary.”
The data supports Mortensen’s sentiment. Sixty-nine percent of Republicans polled say the reason they support Cheney’s loss of power is that she is not on message with where the GOP should be. A smaller share (57%) say they support her demotion because she is wrong about the 2020 election, and 52% say they support her demotion because she is disloyal to Trump.
It is not just Cheney’s disloyalty to Trump that is driving Republicans away from her, rather it is Cheney’s vision for the GOP. Cheney’s loss of power is a rejection of the status quo Republican Party and a unification of working class voters demanding the political class put America First.
