WASHINGTON — Two years after a riotous mob attacked the nation’s Capitol, violently seeking to block the results of a presidential election, only a minority of Republicans are willing to say that Jan. 6, 2021, was a bad or tragic day for America.
That finding from a new Economist/YouGov poll highlights how deeply partisanship still shapes views of Jan. 6.
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