Truthseeker
Non-debating member when I can help myself
This is why:
Despite no evidence of widespread fraud or irregularities impacting the 2020 election, nearly three-quarters of Republicans claim they still have doubts about the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s win over former President Donald Trump, according to a poll released this week by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
The survey of 1,036 Americans showed 71% of Republicans say they don’t buy Biden’s victory, with the majority basing their opinions on bogus claims — including that votes from fraudulent ballots, non-citizens or dead people helped Biden win several states. Only 21% of Republicans said Biden is the rightful president, compared to 91% of Democrats. Bipartisan local, state and federal officials including town clerks, judges and secretaries of state — along with Trump’s own Attorney General and Department of Homeland Security leaders — say that no fraud or irregularities impacted the 2020 race.
If people don't believe in election results, democracy is in some jeopardy. What happens if Trump runs and loses again and denies again that he lost? Just as bad, what if he wins? Will he violate his oath to defend the constitution again? I remember the Ukraine scandal where it was more obvious that Trump did something that he should be removed from office than when Nixon resigned in 1974 for Watergate scandal. Despite this in his impeachment trial only one republican voted to convict him. This was because Trump was still very popular among Republican voters. His opinion poll numbers stayed the same as before. Nixon by contrast was not popular with Republican voters.
There is a problem today with social media and the way news organizations, some of them, give us a false picture of what is actually going on. That's a big part of the problem, the biggest. That didn't exist in 1974.
In a world with different realities being presented at the same time, how can we unite?
Despite no evidence of widespread fraud or irregularities impacting the 2020 election, nearly three-quarters of Republicans claim they still have doubts about the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s win over former President Donald Trump, according to a poll released this week by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
The survey of 1,036 Americans showed 71% of Republicans say they don’t buy Biden’s victory, with the majority basing their opinions on bogus claims — including that votes from fraudulent ballots, non-citizens or dead people helped Biden win several states. Only 21% of Republicans said Biden is the rightful president, compared to 91% of Democrats. Bipartisan local, state and federal officials including town clerks, judges and secretaries of state — along with Trump’s own Attorney General and Department of Homeland Security leaders — say that no fraud or irregularities impacted the 2020 race.
If people don't believe in election results, democracy is in some jeopardy. What happens if Trump runs and loses again and denies again that he lost? Just as bad, what if he wins? Will he violate his oath to defend the constitution again? I remember the Ukraine scandal where it was more obvious that Trump did something that he should be removed from office than when Nixon resigned in 1974 for Watergate scandal. Despite this in his impeachment trial only one republican voted to convict him. This was because Trump was still very popular among Republican voters. His opinion poll numbers stayed the same as before. Nixon by contrast was not popular with Republican voters.
There is a problem today with social media and the way news organizations, some of them, give us a false picture of what is actually going on. That's a big part of the problem, the biggest. That didn't exist in 1974.
In a world with different realities being presented at the same time, how can we unite?
