The UMass Amherst poll posed the following questions to 1,064 respondents: "Donald Trump recently said that if elected, he would be a dictator only on the first day of his second term." It then asked, "Do you think that this is a good or bad idea for the country?" Only 44 percent of adults completely rebelled at the notion of giving the former president — who is currently facing 91 felony charges — dictatorial authority, calling it "definitely bad" for America. Another 16 percent judged that it was "probably bad." A full 15 percent of those surveyed responded that making Trump dictator for a day was "definitely good" for the country, while another 24 percent said it was "probably good." Do you think that allowing Trump to be a dictator for a day is a good or bad idea for the country?

In a series of comments, beginning last December, Trump has said he plans to be a dictator, but only on "day one" of a second term. The point of seeking authoritarian power, he's said, is to "build the wall" and "drill, drill, drill." This past weekend, Trump attempted to walk back his dictator talk, claiming it was made "in jest." Do you think Trump was joking when he said he would be a dictator but only on day one?

The UMass Amherst poll also delivered several other eye-popping findings relating to the fallout from the 2020 election — including that 40 percent of the nation believes that Americans convicted of crimes for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are "probably" or "definitely" deserving of a pardon. Do you think Americans convicted of crimes for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are deserving of a pardon?