Few Republicans want to see the party take a position of outright support of those who forced their way into the Capitol. A 44% plurality of Republicans say the party shouldn’t take a position on these January 6 participants, and a similar number say it should be critical of them.

In addition to staying neutral, Republicans by and large simply don’t want political leaders to talk about January 6. Instead, it’s the economy, inflation, crime and policing, and immigration that top their list of issues leaders should be discussing…

At the same time, a large majority of Republicans approve of the actions taken by former Vice President Pence in following the procedure described in the Constitution for opening and counting states’ votes. There’s some ambivalence here, with half saying they approve of Trump’s pressuring him to overturn the election (those who do are split on Pence’s actions). That said, a four-in-10 plurality more clearly take the former vice president’s side, both approving of his actions and disapproving of the pressure Trump exerted on him.