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MicroWave Aug 3, 2023

CNN Poll: Percentage of Republicans who think Biden's 2020 win was illegitimate ticks back up near 70%

CNN Poll: Percentage of Republicans who think Biden's 2020 win was illegitimate ticks back up near 70% - Lemmy.world

The share of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who believe that President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win was not legitimate has ticked back up, according to a new CNN poll fielded throughout July. All told, 69% of Republicans and Republican-leaners say Biden’s win was not legitimate, up from 63% earlier this year and through last fall, even as there is no evidence of election fraud that would have altered the outcome of the contest.

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CoffeeAddict Aug 3, 2023

Does anybody else hope (emphasis on hope lol) they’re just saying this out of spite? Perhaps they know he lost, and are just saying this because they know it will “piss off the libs?”

Maybe it’s naive, but while I am pretty liberal a-lot of my family is (unfortunately) republican and they all admit Trump lost, fair and square. They also say they’re sick of him, wish he would drop out of the race, and allow another, younger republican to be nominated. They’ve also not been contacted by any of these pollsters.

Admittedly, this is just my experience with a very narrow slice of republicans; outside my family, I don’t really interact with too many.

Thoughts? Am I just fortunate to not have to interact with the Trump cult on a daily basis? Or is the US just screwed? lol

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kazoo0o Aug 3, 2023

Even if they don’t believe something they will rally behind whoever and vote for them because it’s what they do, and they loathe Biden. We won’t be so lucky this time if people slack off on voting because they are foolish enough to think Trump can’t happen again. It can and will with that attitude.

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CoffeeAddict Aug 3, 2023

Yeah, this is an unfortunate advantage republicans have over democrats - their constituents really do fall in line, even if they don’t like their candidate. Democrats constituents fall in love, and will refuse to vote if it is not their preferred candidate.

In fact, the only time I feel like democrats won without falling in love with their candidate was (ironically) Biden. I think he won because people were desperate for a sense of normalcy and to have new leadership because the Trump administration failed so spectacularly in their handling of the pandemic.

This time though, there is no pandemic to boost the democrats. I firmly believe that Trump probably would have won again were it bot for the pandemic, and I am worried he will win again.

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kazoo0o

I completely agree. It’s all very stressful and disheartening but we must vote. Dems don’t seem to grasp this concept. We don’t have to like or agree with the system we’re in but if we want any progress we still need to participate no matter how miserable it is. I know it’s harder on some than others to vote but there are so many stories of it coming down to that one vote, you’d think it would be enough to get people out there. I guess the laws where we can’t bring voters food and water don’t help either. This one is going to be a real nail biter.

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CoffeeAddict Aug 3, 2023

I will absolutely be biting my nails lol.

The food and water thing is so ridiculous and just piles onto a series of laws designed to make it difficult for urban Americans to vote. Wasn’t it Texas that decided there should only be one polling center per county? I’m not sure if they’ve actually enacted it, but good luck voting in person if you live in Austin!

Just the fact they feel the need to make it more difficult to vote speaks volumes about the mindset of republican leadership. I don’t think their party is really growing, but I think the smaller they get the more underhanded they will become in their efforts to cling to power.

Idk, sometimes I really wish I could be one of those people who is blissfully unaware of politics and the world at large. They really seem to be happier in their ignorance.