March 22, 2019
Amidst all the unknowns about this phase of the Mueller investigation, now that the "report" has been submitted, one thing we know from University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polling: reactions will be heavily determined by partisanship. Looking back over the time series of UT/TT Polls, attitudes towards Mueller, the Russia Investigation, and even the FBI as an organization split along partisan lines a considerable time ago.
Below are some of the most relevant attitudes from the February 2019 UT/TT poll:
1) Attitudes towards the Mueller Investigation:
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category | Total |
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Approve strongly | 26% |
Approve somewhat | 13% |
Neither approve nor disapprove | 13% |
Disapprove somewhat | 9% |
Disapprove strongly | 31% |
Don't know | 8% |
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category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Approve strongly | 52% | 13% | 5% |
Approve somewhat | 19% | 14% | 6% |
Neither approve nor disapprove | 12% | 23% | 12% |
Disapprove somewhat | 4% | 11% | 13% |
Disapprove strongly | 5% | 28% | 56% |
Don't know | 7% | 10% | 8% |
2) Belief in Coordination Between the Trump Campaign and Russia in the 2016 Election:
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category | Total |
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Yes | 41% |
No | 47% |
Don't know enough to say | 12% |
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category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
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Yes | 81% | 29% | 8% |
No | 6% | 44% | 84% |
Don't know enough to say | 12% | 27% | 9% |
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category | Total |
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Approve strongly | 34% |
Approve somewhat | 15% |
Neither approve nor disapprove | 5% |
Disapprove somewhat | 5% |
Disapprove strongly | 40% |
Don't know | 1% |
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category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
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Approve strongly | 3% | 21% | 65% |
Approve somewhat | 4% | 25% | 23% |
Neither approve nor disapprove | 4% | 15% | 4% |
Disapprove somewhat | 8% | 5% | 3% |
Disapprove strongly | 80% | 32% | 5% |
Don't know | 1% | 2% | 1% |