Republicans who relied on Trump for news more concerned than other Republicans about election fraud
In studying voters’ views of election fraud, we found these views varied by whether people got their news from the Trump campaign.
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In studying voters’ views of election fraud, we found these views varied by whether people got their news from the Trump campaign.
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