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.

  • @wesley
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    11 year ago

    I don’t know if that’s really a thought process separated by party lines.

    • @Lauchs
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      51 year ago

      Ehhh, in 2016 there was a lot of talk about election interference (which was corroborated by most, if not all, intelligence agencies) but not much about the election being illegitimate. It’s a subtle but very important distinction.

      It’s the difference between saying “the refs weren’t calling it our way at all” and “the refs conspired against us!”

      • @huge_clock
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        01 year ago

        What was Robert mueller investigating?

        • @Lauchs
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          11 year ago

          Election interference, collusion with Russia and subsequent obstruction of justice.

          You can believe trump should have been impeached for those crimes but again, that’s very different from saying the election itself was illegitimate. At no point in that investigation did Mueller (or, as far as I know any Democrat) argue that the votes were manipulated or altered once cast.

          When Nixon was basically impeached (he resigned before that could happen as back then Republicans had integrity and would put party over country) it did not mean that the election itself was illegitimate.