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Elon Poll Shows North Carolinians Split On Trump's Role In Capitol Violence

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A new poll from Elon University shows that North Carolinians are divided on Former President Trump's responsibility for the violent uprising at the U.S. Capitol

According to the survey, nearly 60% of North Carolina residents believe Trump was "very or somewhat responsible" for the insurrection on January 6th. But only 47% support the impeachment proceedings against him.

An Elon news release says the poll was conducted following Trump's impeachment by the U.S. House last month and is being released in advance of next week's Senate impeachment hearings.

A deeper dive into the survey shows opinions vary greatly by party affiliation and race. Nearly three-quarters of Democratic respondents said Trump is “very responsible” for the violence, compared to 9% of Republicans. Almost two-thirds of Black residents believe the president is “very responsible” for the violence compared to one-third of whites. 

Democratic and Black North Carolinians were far more likely to support Trump's impeachment.

The poll also shows a 49% approval rating for the job Joe Biden is doing in the first weeks of his presidency, while 52% showed support for Governor Roy Cooper's performance.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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