Usually, the burden of proof for an outlandish claim rests on the person making the assertion. But Donald J. Trump is a master of making big claims, challenging others to disprove them and benefiting from the debate. On Sunday, he alleged that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote because of […] Read more »
Are voters likely to accept the presidential election results?
The Trump campaign has raised the possibility that the 2016 election may be rigged, and concerns about voter fraud resonate with some registered voters. Twenty-three percent of voters think widespread voter fraud happens a lot, and another 32 percent think it happens sometimes. Trump voters are far more likely to […] Read more »
60% of Republicans believe illegal immigrants vote; 43% believe people vote using dead people’s names
The 2016 presidential campaign has become a referendum on the process of American electoral democracy itself. … But to what extent do Americans believe voter fraud and voter suppression occur? And are there differences that fall along party lines, as we might expect? In a poll conducted immediately after the […] Read more »
Views on the American Election Process and Perceptions of Voter Fraud
… In the latest poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, most Americans think there is at least some fraud in elections, and 8 in 10 approve of laws that require voters to show photo identification, legislation with a stated aim of preventing such voter fraud. […] Read more »
Nearly half of Americans say voter fraud occurs often
Nearly half of Americans say that voter fraud occurs at least somewhat often according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, a viewpoint at odds with studies showing it rarely occurs in U.S. elections. CONT. Emily Guskin & Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »
Donald Trump, a ‘Rigged’ Election and the Politics of Race
As he seeks to revive his embattled candidacy, Donald J. Trump has seized on a new argument to rally his supporters and to explain away a possible defeat in November: that Democrats are preparing to exploit weak voter identification laws to win a “stolen election” through fraudulent voting. … Election […] Read more »