More than 7 in 10 Republicans support efforts by Republican House and Senate members today to challenge the controversial Electoral College votes of several states in a bid to reelect President Trump.
A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 73% of Republican voters support the challenge to President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College Victory.
Several dozen House and Senate members plan to challenge the electoral votes for three to six states, claiming fraud was involved and that the legislatures of those states did not also approve the votes, a United States constitutional requirement.
In the latest evidence that the 2020 election split the nation further apart, the challenge effort nearly matches the view by Republicans that Biden did not win fairly. Rasmussen said that 69% of Republican voters do not believe he won fairly.
Still, when all voters are counted, 55% believe he won fairly, a number similar to the popular vote results.
And in another indication that the fight in Congress over the Electoral College vote is about principle, Rasmussen found that even Republicans believe Biden will be the next president.
The survey analysis said, “Despite doubts about the fairness of the election, however, 80% of all voters say it is likely Biden will be inaugurated as the next president, including 62% who say it is very likely. Even among voters who don’t think Biden was elected fairly, 56% say he is likely to be the next president.”
