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Alexander Theodoridis Quoted on Congressional Republicans’ Changing Views about the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Alexander Theodoridis, Associate Professor of Political Science at UMass Amherst, is quoted in an opinion piece about the changing views of Republicans in Congress about the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.  He says, “The half-life of January 6 memory has proven remarkably short given the objectively shocking nature of what took place at the Capitol that day …  There is now seemingly no limit to the ability of partisans to see the world through thick, nearly opaque red and blue colored lenses.” The article also cites a national UMass Poll conducted April 21-23, on which 45% of respondents said that former President Trump was most responsible for the January 6 attack. (The New York Times, 5/19/21)

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