Questions surrounding the yet-to-be released report from special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election stands to further widen the chasm between the right and the left in American politics, a trend experts fear could trickle into Connecticut and the 2020 election.
“Let’s be realistic, the majority of Americans who don’t like Trump most likely wanted to see that report say he did collude and at the same time the people who do like him, wanted it to say he didn’t,” said Gayle Alberda, an assistant professor of politics at Sacred Heart University. “So you already have your stance, and you don’t really care about the outcome, and that’s what is dividing the nation.”
While 84 percent of Americans said they believe the report should be made public, according to a poll released by Quinnipiac University earlier this week, those surveyed were deeply divided along partisan lines as to whether Mueller conducted a “fair” investigation. Only half of the respondents said they believe the investigation was legitimate, while 43 percent said it was a “witch hunt,” as President Donald Trump often refers to the investigation on Twitter.
Similarly, there is a wide gender gap as 50 percent of men said the investigation was a “witch hunt,” compared to only 37 percent of women, according to the poll results.
“I think a lot of this is more populism than ideological, and I’m kind of curious as to how this is going to spill out,” said Jonathan Wharton, a political science professor at Southern Connecticut State University. “Is there going to be any connection to Connecticut politics? How is this going to filter down for the Republican Party and the Democratic Party?...
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