Please don't tell me... that you actually believe that the Ipsos poll literally polled "all Republicans, which would only then allow them to them posit that "nearly half" of Republicans are for Trump doing what would be unconstitutional. I could see the Democrats agreeing to that, but even then... the poll was of under 400 folks from each faction (Reps, Dems, Independents).
There is merit in noting those things as likely. However - there are a good number of Trump supporters on social media and Facebook in particular that I have read who have opined about their desire to have Trump take over or shut down the 'fake news media'. I do not know if that is an indicator that the percentages of Republicans who would embrace such a thing is half of those polled, but I'm astounded to read it from lifelong Republicans I have known for decades. Things they would have gone absolutely batshit crazy out-of-their-minds about had the Leftists suggested something similar.
But because they now sound like parrots 'Fake news! Fake news!' they have decided it is the role of government to silence those things they have decided are 'fake', as long as it is Trump doing it. They have literally said that Trump needs to 'level the playing field'.
Where have we read that justification for big government before?
It is funny to read those comments considering it was not long ago that a lot of these people were beside themselves when the Democrats were pushing the idea of licensing journalists and excluding free speech and press rights to anyone not licensed.
But - now that we have a Trumpian version of this idea floating out there - it's interesting to read how many whom were upset then, support it now.