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1 in 5 Republicans want Trump to call election invalid if he loses (www.axios.com)

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Trump's falsehoods — and what Democrats say is the threat he poses to democracy — have even some Democrats questioning whether their party should accept a loss in the Nov. 5 election.

While 19% of Republicans say Trump should reject the election results if he loses, 12% of Democrats say Kamala Harris should do the same if she loses.

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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 104 points 18 hours ago

Honestly? Lower than I'd think.

I thought the proportion of Republicans who don't give a shit about democracy and just want their dude to win was higher.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

A lot of them simply won't believe he actually lost, so he wouldn't be overturning anything, but correcting.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 8 hours ago

I bet there are a bunch who won’t admit it but want it.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 42 points 17 hours ago

It's 19% that don't want him to accept the results if he loses without any other info.

If trump claims it was stolen, then that number will skyrocket.

And if he loses, he'll say it was stolen.

[-] MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world 13 points 17 hours ago

I'm not sure of how they worded the question, but I think you are exactly correct. There are a lot of Trump voters who don't believe he lost in 2020. So, if he really lost, they'd accept that, but virtually nothing would be accepted as a real loss short of Trump flat-out saying, "I lost, but it was the most beautiful loss in history."

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

Yeah, I mean just look at 2020, around 2/3s of Republicans believe it was stolen.

It wasn't, there's zero evidence it was.

But still, 2/3s agree with it.

Anyone that expects the 19% number to still be true in three weeks is woefully naive. This is the floor, but lots won't say it till the election is over, but are going to say it regardless

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

He did eventually admit he lost the 2020 election.

[-] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 4 points 9 hours ago

Kinda. He later said he was being sarcastic.

[-] Anti_Face_Weapon@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

He did. But he also still claims he won and that it was stolen to this day. It's one of his biggest talking points.

Doublethink

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 16 hours ago

I agree - but I honestly thought there was more than 19% who just didn't give a shit about Democracy at this point.

[-] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

There are 19% who give so little of a shit about democracy that they won't even try to hide it, there's definitely more who feel this way but won't admit it

[-] DBT@lemmy.world 19 points 17 hours ago

That number will skyrocket if he loses.

[-] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 5 points 17 hours ago

You have to wonder how accurate a survey like this is on a question like that.

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