Topline Findings from the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll
- Half of Republicans believe former President Donald Trump should be the role model for the Republican party.
- Sixty-two percent of Republicans said they had little or no interest in joining a conservative political party run by former Republican leaders who have been critical of Donald Trump.
- Meanwhile, 7 in 10 said they would be somewhat or very interested in hearing what Trump thinks about current events.
- These results are indicative of the influence that Trump continues to hold over the Republican party and why House Republicans felt that Liz Cheney, who was outwardly critical of Trump, needed to be removed.
- But not all Republicans agree with this; 61% agreed that the Republican party is stronger when it embraces both supporters and critics of Trump.