53 percent of Republicans say Trump is true president: poll

[sabra]

Source: The Hill

Most Republicans believe that Donald Trump is still the rightful president and that the results of the 2020 election were tarnished by illegal voting, according to a new Reuters-Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.

The survey found that just over half of Republicans — 53 percent — think that Trump remains the “true president,” despite losing to President Biden last year by roughly 7 million votes nationally. Even more — 61 percent — believe either strongly or somewhat that the 2020 election was “stolen” from the former president.

Similarly, 56 percent of Republican respondents said that the presidential election had been marred by illegal voting or “election rigging,” a baseless claim that Trump has made repeatedly in the more than six months since Election Day.

The poll, which was conducted from May 17 to 19, underscores the influence that Trump still has over much of the GOP’s electorate. Despite losing reelection in November, he has continued to insist that the election had been rigged against him — a claim that has prompted Republican legislators across the country to rewrite election laws and review the results of the presidential race.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/555256-53-percent-of-republicans-say-trump-is-true-president-poll

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[Devil Child]

1. Helpful poll, 53% percent of Republicans are not grounded in reality...

[AZ8theist]

34. Yes. In other news.....

Half of the Repuke party are FUCKING MORONS....

[Botany]

2. @ least 1/2 of that 53% know the truth but just say that Trump is still POTUS because it makes ....

... the libs sad and the other 1/2 are just stupid and or crazy or watch Fox or News Max.

Besides what % of Americans still consider themselves republicans? Something like 20 to
25%?

[COL Mustard]

13. I Think I Read Earlier That It's Around 26% Of All Americans

Who identify as Republican. So 53% of 26% is not a whole lotta people (I don't math in public, even on a website, so I'll leave that to somebody smarter than me...which is just about everyone!!!)........

[Botany]

15. Please COL Mustard, "I'll leave that to somebody smarter than me ...which is just about everyone."

I am will to bet if you went to an office bldg and had to go to room #534 you would hit
the right # in the elevator @ 7 out of 10 times.

[COL Mustard]

23. Thanks Bot! But You Know How Some People Get Up In The Morning And Run 5-10 Miles?

I consider it a success if I can get one leg in my underwear without falling over!

[PortTack]

17. Yes..sad that the media never points this out!

[IcyPeas]

20. exactly. they live to trigger us.

some of them (ahem) have nothing else to actually do.

[Botany]

21. After "they" helped Russia to install Trump they were giddy w/pleasure because nothing is ...

.... sweeter than a liberal's tears and besides Hillary was d**e b***h with a liberal
agenda I have one now an ex friend who was so jazzed up that "they" stopped Hillary
he could not or would not understand the hell on earth that was released with Trump
being POTUS.

BTW getting your news from Fox is like getting your dinner from an outhouse.

[Merlot]

3. The "big lie" is a useful tool to restrict voting which has been a goal of republicans for decades.

Believing it is a convenient justification for the despicable damage to democracy.

[zipplewrath]

4. To be honest

You probably could have gotten a similar result in 2017 from democrats. They'da blamed the Russians and said that Hillary was the real/true/rightful president.

[Warpy]

9. She did win the popuklar vote, so they ween't completely delusional

Unfortunately, depopulated states elect presidents through the electoral college, not the popular vote. While I think most of us would like to see this changed, it has not been changed and Dumdum took office.

IOW, Democratic grumbling had some legitimacy. Their grumbling does not, since Dumdum lost both the popular and the EC votes.

Some people are just soreheads and bad losers. I remember about the same percentage refusing to acknowledge Nixon's resignation and wanted him to run again because he'd been robbed of his rightful office.

I should also point out that there was only grumbling on our side. Their side tried to overthrow the government. Big difference there.

[Historic NY]

5. They should burn those false checks with Bidens name on them...

[Metaphorical]

6. This is hardly surprising, though it is obvious framing

Republicans make up about 35% of the overall electorate at this point, with Democrats at about 42% and independents making about the balance at about 23%. This means that roughly 20% of the electorate is convinced that the election was stolen. Given the source (The Hill, which has a a moderate right-wing bias) and the fact that 20% of the electorate believe that only Republicans SHOULD be President, and well ...

[hedda_foil]

11. These are different from the percentages of D-R-I makeup of the electorate I've seen.

Could you please provide a link to the findings you've quoted? I've seen considerably lower figures for R and higher for I.

[llashram]

7. what can be expected

from treasonous, seditious traitor to our democracy. TO HELL with ALL of them. I have a peace sign on my hat. I was in line at my store of record, this pig saw it and chuckled and mumbled to his young friend. I met his eyes and all I saw was hate. I said I believe in peace, but if it's a war you want, a war you get. His eyes dropped from mine his friend turned away and I turned my back on the GD cowards. Both POS in my book.

I got an approving smile from the person in front of me. I am not afraid of these clowns, won't ever be.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. I'm sure that their evangelical constituents...

... are a hefty chunk of that 53%.

They've had years of experience believing whatever they want to believe, without evidence.

[Turbineguy]

10. And

Hitler is alive and well too.

[birdographer]

12. It would be so helpful

if Donnie would just keel over on the golf course and make all this go away. Or would they stuff him and prop him up and still say he is president?

[milestogo]

14. 53% say women and blacks should not be allowed to vote

unless they vote Republican

[AZLD4Candidate]

16. There's Romney's famous 47% again, this time it's the non Qanon part of the GOP

[andym]

18. Country is in DEEP trouble: GOP is very powerful and has brainwashed supporters

at its beck and call along with a propaganda cable network and associated amplifiers on the net and radio, as well as an egotistical leader who wants to maintain a personality cult. How much of the country does the GOP control? They appear capable of restricting voting in about half of the country-- that's a lot of power.

[SpankMe]

19. Big deal

I went through 4 years of Trump believing Hillary was the true president.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

25. At least she won the popular vote, like...

... 7 of the last 8 Democratic Presidential nominees did.

The exit polls from the squeaker-states that made all the difference in 2016 didn't really contradict the actual results, so I was not among the electoral college deniers like some people.

[toughtony]

22. Nearly half of all republican trump supporters are also Qanon supporters too!

We are in an era of liars. As long as you are not under oath, you can lie, lie, lie and never tell the truth. This is what I noticed about trump and his followers. They have no obligation to be honest anymore. If they are talking to the media, lie. If they are talking to a pollster, lie. If they are speaking with a democratic or a liberal, lie. As long as they do not have to swear under oath, they will lie. They know trump lost, they know the capitol riot was just that, a riot. And they also know who caused it and how many people died because of it. But if you ask them, they will lie. And now, they're working their way through the states, if they don't like something, write a piece of legislation against it and pass it into law. The only way you're going to get the truth out of them is to be a fly on the wall. This is why dems should not negotiate because they'll only be negotiating with trump. Whatever they want to do, infrastructure, 1/6 commission, and any other laws, the dems should just "do it" without republican support. Do while we still have the power. They deserve it.

[Eliot Rosewater]

33. I like your mindset, but Dems cant do jack shit as long as Manchin and Sinema act the way they

are now acting.

They cant even get rid of the filibuster and nothing is going to happen until that is gone.

[Mr.Bill]

24. That 53% need to be notified

that Trump will not be eligible to run for a third term in 2024.

[keithbvadu2]

26. If Trump is the current Prez,

[Ohioboy]

27. That's a lot of stupid

[roamer65]

28. So, this is like 15-20 percent of voters?

They also probably believe their is a tooth fairy, the Earth is flat and the moon is made of green cheese.

[tinrobot]

29. If they believe that to be true, then he can't run for a third term in 2024.

[turbinetree]

30. 53% of these idiots probably think that shit is good for growing hair,

when applied to ones head...........

[flibbitygiblets]

31. that would explain

the former guy's coiffure.

[turbinetree]

35. I think so

[truthisfreedom]

32. 53 percent of repukes say sky is green

Who gives a flying hootie-hoo?