The firing (or resignation, depending on your point of view) of Attorney General Jeff Sessions was a good decision – if you are a Republican. The former Alabama Senator had been popular with members of his own party: just over a year ago, a majority of Republicans held a favorable view of Sessions. But, in last weekend’s Economist/YouGov Poll, conducted after Sessions’ last day as Attorney General, just 28% of Republicans viewed Sessions favorably. The public overall, then and now, held unfavorable views of Sessions.

What changed, among other things, was the President’s expressed dissatisfaction with Sessions, which he expressed more and more over time. Republicans now overwhelmingly (75% to 9%) agree with the President’s decision to let Sessions go.