Fifty-one percent say Trump engaged in insurrection and can be barred from running again, according to a new POLITICO | Morning Consult poll.
That number is divided sharply on party lines: 79 percent of Democrats — and 49 percent of independents — say that he did, while just under a quarter of Republicans agree. The margins are similar for an additional question that asked if Trump gave “aid and/or comfort” to those engaged in insurrection and rebellion.
Most legal experts expect the Supreme Court to eventually have to weigh in on the push to have Trump kicked off the ballot. A pair of liberal watchdog groups looking to have Trump disqualified — Free Speech For People and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington — have filed lawsuits in Minnesota and Colorado, respectively, looking to boot Trump off the ballot. And FSFP has also sent letters urging secretaries of state to keep Trump from the ballot.
“The United States Supreme Court is the appropriate place to resolve this issue. The bottom line is it’s not about us at all. It doesn’t matter what a secretary of state does because we expect the Supreme Court to be the final arbiter,” Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat,Using the 14th Amendment to disqualify candidates has been rarely tested in modern times.
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