A majority of Republicans want Utah Sen. Mitt Romney punished for voting to convict President Trump on one of two impeachment counts.
The latest Zogby Poll said 58% believe that a penalty “should result in some retribution, such as limiting his future role in the Senate.” Just 27% want no punishment, said the analysis shared with Secrets on Friday.
“Among only Republican likely voters, we asked, ‘Should Senate Republicans limit Mitt Romney’s future role in the Senate (i.e. legislation or committee chairs) because he voted to remove President Trump from office?” pollster Jonathan Zogby told us.
His findings:
Overall, a majority (58%) of Republican likely voters thought Romney’s vote to remove President Trump from office should result in some retribution, such as limiting his future role in the Senate, while slightly more than a quarter (27%) of Republicans did not agree, and 16% were not sure. Majorities of almost all demographics agreed that Romney should have a limited role in the Senate, but some groups agreed less than others: women (48% yes/29% no), suburban women (48% yes/32% no), and rural voters (46% yes/27% no) all had pluralities say “yes” to Romney receiving retribution for his actions against the president, but with less intensity than most sub-groups.
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The Republican voters who were most intense about Romney’s future role being limited were men (68% yes/24% no), weekly Walmart shoppers (73% yes/16% no), weekly Amazon shoppers (66% yes/23% no), NASCAR fans (69% yes/21% no), voters with college degrees (64% yes/24% no), urban voters in large cities (78% yes/17% no), and voters aged 30-49 (65% yes/22% no).
In Utah, Romey has seen support for his action, and people have even protested in favor of the senator.
