On the eve of the #Inauguration, I held a focus group of ½ Biden voters and ½ Trump voters.

Here are some words they used to describe America right now:

• “Seeking solutions”
• “Divided”
• “Deceased”

Things escalated quickly from there…
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱:
I hosted a focus group last night

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁:
It went completely off the rails.
“We’ve got to get a hold of COVID first… Trump kind of blew off COVID, he thought it was a big joke.”

“Because it is a joke.”

“My mother died from COVID, so don’t tell me it’s a joke.”
A rare bipartisan moment in my group came when New Jersey Congressman @JoshGottheimer asked about $1,400 stimulus checks.
In conclusion: This is America.
I’ve uploaded a highlight reel of my pre-inauguration group to YouTube.

I included a mix of crazy and substantive segments – both are important to illustrate the current political climate in America.

Special thanks to the @ProbSolveCaucus for listening.

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19 Jan
Last night, I hosted a virtual focus group with 14 Trump voters.

First, I asked them who they think won the election – then I asked them where they get their news from.
“When I went to bed, we were up in Pennsylvania. When I woke up, 900k votes all of a sudden went to Biden? It doesn’t make sense.”

I asked my focus group of Trump voters why they think the 2020 election was “rigged.”
“Are you proud of what they did at the Capitol?”

“I am sympathetic to what they did.”
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My focus group last night was lit, as the children say.

First up: I asked participants for 1 word to describe the news media. (“Emissaries of Satan” counts as 1 phrase.)
“Fox has become one of them.”

My focus group of Trump voters now considers Fox News no different from the “hard left” media.
I asked my group why 60+ courts had ruled against Trump’s election challenges over the past two months if there is “so much evidence.”

Attorney @Manny_Alicandro was the vocal dissent in the group.
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12 Jan
𝟲𝟱% of Trump voters say they are angry with the U.S. political system.

𝟲𝟲% say they have little or no trust in the leaders who govern in Washington. Image
Which media outlets do Trump supporters trust the 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁?
𝟭. Sean Hannity
𝟮. Tucker Carlson
𝟯. Rush Libaugh

Which media outlets do they trust the 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁?
𝟭. CNN
𝟮. MSNBC
𝟯. Fox News Image
Slightly more Trump voters currently consider themselves to be supporters of Donald Trump (𝟱𝟬%) than supporters of the GOP (𝟰𝟰%). Image
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11 Jan
Over the weekend, I did a poll of Trump voters after the storming of the U.S. Capitol.

I asked them what was the greatest threat to America’s security. Their top responses:

• Socialism: 𝟭𝟲%
• The Radical Left: 𝟭𝟱%
• Fake News Media: 𝟭𝟱%

More findings in this thread… Image
I asked 800 Trump voters about the 2020 election.

• 78% agree with Trump’s claims that it was “stolen.”

• 67% believe if you count the votes “accurately and fairly,” Trump would win.

Respondents were weighted to reflect the Trump electorate by age, gender, ethnicity and edu. Image
I asked Trump voters about last week’s storming of the U.S. Capitol:

• 25% say Trump is responsible for what happened.

• 60% say Mike Pence acted more appropriately afterward than Trump did.

• 38% call the participants “domestic terrorists” while 24% say they’re “patriots." Image
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6 Jan
I was critical of Democrats in 2016 for whining after Trump’s win.

I am critical today of Republicans for whining after Trump’s defeat.
If you opposed Democratic ugliness in 2016, you need to oppose Republican ugliness today.
As @JakeTapper just mentioned:
The President could stop this with just one tweet, but he’s choosing not to.
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4 Jan
Both Loeffler and Perdue can win tomorrow’s #Georgia Senate runoffs.

But it’ll require good GOP turnout and minimal meddling from Lin Wood.
Right now in #Georgia, there are election signs everywhere – I’m seeing about 10 Democratic signs for every GOP sign.

Of course, as we saw in November, signs don’t vote. Image
It’s like New Hampshire down here. #Georgia Image
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