Majority of GOP voters want the new House speaker to show loyalty to Trump

Most Republican voters are rooting for the next speaker of the House to be loyal to former President Donald Trump.

A recent CBS News/YouGov poll found that 59% of self-reported Republican respondents want the speaker to demonstrate loyalty to Trump. Another 49% hoped the leader of the House would be a part of the MAGA movement, in reference to Trump’s campaign slogan: “Make America Great Again.”

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Still, 58% of Republican respondents preferred a speaker who could work with Democrats. Overall, 71% of respondents said the same.

Another concern for those surveyed was that federal spending is cut, with 64% reporting it as a wanted characteristic. Of those surveyed, 51% contrasted with Republican-only respondents in wanting the speaker to stand up to the MAGA faction. Almost a fifth of total respondents did not know what was meant by “MAGA Republicans.”

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) ousting split respondents, with a quarter reporting it as good for the country and 23% saying it was bad. The majority, 51%, believed there would be no change to the state of the country.

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Rep Jim Jordan (R-OH) has expressed his interest in becoming McCarthy’s replacement, along with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA). Trump has endorsed Jordan.

This poll’s margin of error was plus or minus 2.9 points.