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14 POLITICS Trump’s News
Poll: Majority of GOP Voters Think
Donald Trump Should Start a New Party
by HANNAH BLEAU
A majority of GOP survey coincides with of either major party party would be “better,”
voters support the rumors of the former remain virtually split in 33 percent said “worse,”
prospect of former president considering opinion, with 43 percent 21 percent said “about
P r e s i d e n t Tr u m p forging a new political expressing the belief the same,” and eight
forming a new party, a party outside of the that it would be a good percent said, “not sure.”
Rasmussen Reports current Republican idea for Trump to form
s u r v e y r e l e a s e d Party — a rumor which another party and 42 The survey's margin of
Tuesday found. Republican National percent indicating error is +/- 3 percent.
Committee (RNC) chair otherwise. Sixteen
The survey, taken Ronna McDaniel has percent remain unsure. Jason Miller, a senior
January 21 and 24, vehemently denied. campaign adviser to
2021, among 1,000 The survey also asked T r u m p , h a s a l s o
likely U.S. voters told “I've talked to the respondents, “If former dismissed ideas that
respondents, “Former president [Trump]. I've President Trump started Trump is actively
President Trump has talked to others around a third party, would you planning to launch a
suggested he may start the president, who are consider the Trump third party.
a third party. Is this a talking to him every day. party better or worse
good idea or a bad He's not going to start a than the Republican Trump “has made
idea?” third party,” McDaniel Party, or about the clear his goal is to win
told Fox News on same?” A plurality said back the House and
While a plurality of Tuesday. they would consider it to Senate for Republicans
likely voters, or 45 be “worse,” followed by in 2022,” Miller said,
percent, believe it is a Thirty percent of 34 percent who said according to CNN.
bad idea, a majority of Republicans said that it “better,” 17 percent who “There's nothing that's
GOP voters, or 53 would be a bad idea for said “about the same,” actively being planned
percent, consider it a Trump to start another and six percent who said regarding an effort
good idea, as do 41 party, and 17 percent they were not sure. outside of that.”
p e r c e n t o f t h o s e said they remained Among GOP voters, 49
surveyed overall. The unsure. Those outside percent believe the new
