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A Stroll Through the Polls

1. The seven most recent polls they looked at measured opinion about last weekend (Those covering Jan 19 in the polling dates).  How many showed more support for removing Trump than opposition for removing Trump?
All 7 found more support for removing Trump that opposition.

2. Which of these 7 polls found the most support for removing Trump? Which found the most opposition to removing Trump?
The FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos poll found the most support for removing Trump (54%). The Monmouth poll found the most opposition to removing him (48%).

3. In FiveThirtyEight's polling average, what percentage of Democrats support removing Trump from office? What percentage of Republicans support removing Trump from office?
83.9% of Democrats support removing Trump from office. Only 8.4% of Republicans support removing him.

4. What difference did the most recent Monmouth University poll find in the people who say they support removing Trump from office and those who support the House impeaching Trump?
The Monmouth poll found that 49% of people support removing Trump, but 53% had supported impeaching him.

5. Why does the author suggest that some Republicans may support removing Trump from office?
Some Republicans may prefer VP Pence would make a better president, but they would still pick Trump over any Democrat.

6. Why might the polls be misleading if they survey all adults as opposed to just likely voters?
Voters in elections tend to be more Republican than the adult population.

7. How do men and women think differently about whether or not a woman candidate can win a presidential election?
Men were more likely to say that a woman could be elected (89% vs 79%)

8. Which demographic group of people caused the Atlanta Journal Constitution to adjust its polling formulas?
White voters without a college degree.

9. Related to issues we were discussing last week, how do Americans feel about the Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v Wade?
69% do not want Roe v Wade to be overturned,  though many people do the restrictions on abortions implemented at the state level.

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