Election officials have lost many Americans’ trust

Published November 11, 2020 8:58pm ET



No matter who wins this year’s presidential election, nearly half of the country will believe he did so unfairly.

This sentiment is particularly present among President Trump’s supporters, 86% of whom believe Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden “did not legitimately win the election,” according to a recent YouGov/Economist poll. However, these same voters lack confidence in Trump’s ability to change the election’s outcome. Only 62% of Republican voters said the Trump campaign’s legal challenges would help the president keep the White House.

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