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.
Partisans differ on whether social media companies’ decisions had a major impact on the election.
Biden supporters are more likely than Trump supporters to be confident their news sources will make the right call in announcing a winner. And partisans remain worlds apart on how well the U.S. has controlled the coronavirus outbreak.
Republicans are about four times as likely as Democrats to say voter fraud has been a major issue with mail-in ballots.
There are notable differences between white and black Democrats in news consumption habits and assessments of recent political events and figures in the news.
With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.
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