New poll finds many Illinois Republican voters are still loyal to Trump

More than two-thirds of the Illinois GOP voters surveyed believe Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

New poll finds many Illinois Republican voters are still loyal to Trump
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Members of the House committee investigating the events of Jan. 6 will hold their first prime time hearing Thursday, Jan. 9, to share what they have uncovered about former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, culminating in the deadly storming of the Capitol building. Evan Vucci / Associated Press
New poll finds many Illinois Republican voters are still loyal to Trump
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Members of the House committee investigating the events of Jan. 6 will hold their first prime time hearing Thursday, Jan. 9, to share what they have uncovered about former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, culminating in the deadly storming of the Capitol building. Evan Vucci / Associated Press

New poll finds many Illinois Republican voters are still loyal to Trump

More than two-thirds of the Illinois GOP voters surveyed believe Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

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A majority of Republican voters in Illinois would support Donald Trump running for president again in 2024, according to a new Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ poll. The results come as the Jan. 6 hearings focus on Trump’s role in the violent insurrection with his false claims of election fraud.

Reset digs into the findings, and how much influence Trump could have on the Illinois primary.

GUEST: Dave McKinney, WBEZ state politics reporter