More Than Half Of Republicans Believe Election Audits Could Change Outcome, Poll Suggests
Topline
Three quarters of Republican voters support state efforts to reexamine votes from last fall’s presidential election and over half believe the audits will change the outcome of the election, a poll published Wednesday suggests, after a previous survey found 3 in 10 Republicans believe a conspiracy theory that Trump could be “reinstated” this year as conservatives across the country lobby for audits in attempts to overturn the election results.
Former President Donald Trump claims widespread voter fraud cost him the election.
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Key Facts
74% of Republican voters support state efforts to review the 2020 presidential election and 51% expected a change in outcome, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll of 1,994 registered voters conducted Jun. 11-13.
By comparison, just 23% of Democrats support the state audits while more Independents (40%) are in favor of the reviews than are not (38%).
Even fewer Democrats (16%) and Independents (24%) actually expect a change in outcome to come from the audits compared to Republicans.
Key Background
Trump and his allies have consistently refused to acknowledge the legitimacy of November’s 2020 election, stirring up groundless claims of electoral fraud before voting was even underway. Though no evidence of fraud has ever been produced and volley after volley of election lawsuits have failed, Republican legislators in numerous states have nurtured and seized upon these fears to justify introducing more restrictive voting legislation. Trump’s latest obsession in pushing this conspiracy is ballot audits—even in places where past audits have found no evidence of fraud—which he believes could potentially prove his winning of the election.
Further Reading
More Than Half Of Republicans Believe Voter Fraud Claims And Most Still Support Trump, Poll Finds (Forbes)
Trump has grown increasingly consumed with ballot audits as he pushes falsehood that election was stolen (Washington Post)
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