1. The seven most recent polls they looked at measured opinion about last weekend (Those covering Jan 19 in the polling dates).  How many showed more support for removing Trump than opposition for removing Trump?
 9/10
2. Which of these 7 polls found the most support for removing Trump? Which found the most opposition to removing Trump?
 FiveThirtyEight found the most support for removal while gallup found the most opposition.
3. In FiveThirtyEight's polling average, what percentage of Democrats support removing Trump from office? What percentage of Republicans support removing Trump from office?
 83.9 percent of democrats support removal, while just 8.4 percent of republicans support it.
4. What difference did the most recent Monmouth University poll find in the people who say they support removing Trump from office and those who support the House impeaching Trump?
 Support for impeachment was 4% higher than support for removal.
5. Why does the author suggest that some Republicans may support removing Trump from office?
 Some might believe that Mike the electric fence Pence would make a better President.
6. Why might the polls be misleading if they survey all adults as opposed to just likely voters?
 Republicans are more likely to vote, so these polls are skewed towards democratic voters because it would include more democratic non-voters.
7. How do men and women think differently about whether or not a woman candidate can win a presidential election?
 A greater percentage of men think a woman could win than women can.
8. Which demographic group of people caused the Atlanta Journal Constitution to adjust its polling formulas?
 White voters without college degrees. This swayed their polls in favor of Trump doing a good job.
9. Related to issues we were discussing last week, how do Americans feel about the Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v Wade?
69% do not want to see it overturned. Nice. Though 66% support a 24 hour wait period, and 63% know someone who has had one.

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