Most say reluctance to accept election results is a big problem: Survey

A majority of American adults say the reluctance of some to accept the election results is a “huge problem for America,” according to a poll released Thursday.

At Monmouth University surveycarried out from June 6 to 10, 58% of US adults agree with this assessment – ​​including 74% of Democrats and 57% of independents.

Among Republican respondents, nearly half (46 percent) agree that the reluctance to accept election results is a major problem for the country.

The poll comes just days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where former President Trump will be officially nominated to lead the Republican Party’s presidential ticket, after securing the required number of delegates in the primary contests.

Trump still says the 2020 election was fraudulently decided in President Biden’s favor — despite numerous recounts and investigations that concluded otherwise and found no significant evidence of fraud that could change the election results.

As Trump prepares his third run for the White House, he has I have already begun to sow seeds of doubt about the potential for an illegitimate election result in November. Trump has said for months that a Biden victory in November would suggest something nefarious is afoot — saying Biden is such a weak candidate that there is no way he can legitimately win.

Republicans on Trump’s list to be his vice presidential pick took cues from the former president.

In television interviews, journalists frequently pressure vice presidential candidates to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 elections, regardless of who wins. The responses often include caveats — with some, like North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), saying they will accept the results as long as they are “free and fair.” Others, like Senator Tim Scott (RS.C.), dodge the question and instead emphasize their confidence in Trump’s victory.

“The American people will make the decision, and the decision will be up to President Trump,” Scott said in May, after avoiding the issue at least three separate times in the interview.

The recent survey included telephone interviews with 1,106 U.S. adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.

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