A recent survey by The Washington Post and the University of Maryland exposed that more than one in three Americans believe that Joe Biden was illegitimately elected. This was a 7-point increase from the same poll conducted in 2021.
Numbers show that there was a 7-point (39 percent to 31 percent) drop among Republicans who believe that Biden was legitimately elected, a 6-point drop (72 percent to 66 percent) among Independents, and a 3-point drop among Democrats (94 percent to 91 percent). These numbers show how Trump has established himself as the GOP leader for the past three years, revealing that Republicans today are “increasingly loyal” to the former president.
The survey conducted from December 14 to 18 found that older Americans were “slightly more” receptive to Biden’s victory compared to younger voters.
Voters, especially young Americans, drop Biden over its persistent blunders — from the surge of illegal immigrants to his failed Bidenomics and the question of fraud and plunder.
This reveals that there is an increasing number of Americans questioning election procedures and Biden’s legitimacy as US president.
In a Public Affairs Council/Morning Consult poll, Americans are worried about the 2024 elections, wherein only 37 percent believe it will be honest and open to all voters. They are also concerned about the disinformation on various information sources — social media, and news outlets.
Additionally, 43 percent seriously doubts the honesty or openness of the 2024 elections.
The poll was conducted last September 1-3, 2023, with 2,219 voters as respondents.
The Washington Post survey also tackled the public’s view on the January 6 Capitol demonstration as it mark its third anniversary.
Overall, according to the survey, the public perception of the event had softened, with less than 50 percent now stating that the protest was “mostly violent” compared to 54 percent from the previous survey.
Furthermore, respondents are less likely to believe that Trump bears responsibility for the violence during the demonstration. Many of them, during follow-up interviews, firmly think that the “violence was instigated by law enforcement to suppress political dissent.”
Colorado Supreme Court and Maine’s Secretary of State moved to disqualify Trump from the state primary ballot despite a lack of insurrection charges. The GOP leader was acquitted by the Senate when he was impeached for “inciting an insurrection.”
For Michael J. Hanmer, the director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement at the University of Maryland, “From a historical perspective, these results would be chilling to many analysts.”
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