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Questions - Capitol Riot - September 6-7 and 10, 2023

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National Survey of 993 U.S. Likely Voters
Conducted September 6-7 and 10, 2023
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* How closely have you followed news about the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot?

 

 

2* Which is closer to your opinion about the Capitol riot, that it was a mostly peaceful protest that got out of control, or that it was an illegal insurrection against the government?

 

 

3* Some participants in the Capitol riot have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. In general, do you think the sentences of Capitol rioters have been too harsh, or not harsh enough?

 

 

4* Do you agree or disagree with this statement: The harsh sentences against Capitol rioters are “designed to send a loud and clear message from Joe Biden and his thugs … If you oppose us, you’re going to jail. For a long time”?

 

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence