Several new polls show that former President Donald Trump’s grip over the Republican Party may be slipping as the 2022 election cycle prepares to kick into gear.
A YouGov poll from early February found that just 54% of Republicans had a “very favorable” view of Trump, down nine points from October 2021. While the February poll shows Trump’s overall approval among Republicans stood at 76%, that figure was down 10 points over the same period.
An NBC News poll from January found that Republicans were more supportive of the party than Trump by a 20-point…