ToplineAs Senate Republicans are poised to block creation of a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol, polls show a broad majority of Americans want to see the commission formed and don’t believe Republicans are working to strengthen democracy. 64% of independents and 83% of Democrats in the poll say Republicans are not acting in democracy’s best interests, though only 16% of Republicans say the same. By contrast, 49% of Americans in the poll say Democrats are not acting in the best interests of democracy, compared to 44% who say they are. While the vast majority of GOP lawmakers oppose the commission, 56% of Americans and 58% of voters said they support it in a YouGov/Economist poll released Wednesday. That’s in line with polls from SurveyMonkey and Daily Kos released earlier this month—though a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released Monday found more division.

Source: Forbes May 27, 2021 19:46 UTC