{"id":2191173,"date":"2024-03-02T23:40:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T04:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-82-of-us-understands-2020-election-was-rigged-2\/"},"modified":"2024-03-02T23:44:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T04:44:28","slug":"trump-claims-82-of-us-understands-2020-election-was-rigged-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-82-of-us-understands-2020-election-was-rigged-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump asserts that 82% of Americans acknowledge the 2020 election as rigged"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-claims-82-of-us-understands-2020-election-was-rigged-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2191173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former \u200cPresident Donald Trump Claims 82% of the Country Believes\u200d the 2020 Election was Rigged<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Former\u200b President Donald Trump said \u200cSaturday that \u201c82% \u2062of the country understands\u201d the 2020 presidential \u2062election, which \u200bhe lost to Joe Biden, was rigged.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination made his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-pinnochios-media-exaggerate-public-support-for-abortion\/\" title=\"Four Pinnochios: Media Exaggerate Public Support for Abortion\">oft-repeated claim<\/a> that the previous\u200b presidential contest was stolen during \u200da campaign stop in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Tar Heel State is one of 15 that will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-outaising-republicans-in-key-senate-races\/\" title=\"Democrats Are Outaising Republicans in Key Senate Races\">hold primary elections<\/a> on Super Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you ever notice they go after the people that want to find\u2063 out where the cheating \u2063was?\u201d Trump asked, \u200dperhaps a reference to the criminal charges\u200c he faces in Georgia and Washington, D.C., related to his alleged attempts \u2063to subvert the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arrested-by-a-radical-left-district-attorney-trump-to-turn-himself-in-on-thursday-in-georgia\/\" title=\"Trump to surrender on Thursday in Georgia, blaming a radical left district attorney for his arrest.\">2020 \u200bpresidential election results<\/a>. \u201cAnd by the way, <strong>82% of the country understands that it was a rigged election<\/strong>. You can\u2019t have a country with that. A poll came\u200b out, 82%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The source and timing\u2062 of the\u200b poll Trump cited \u200care unclear. However, in November 2021, the Public Religion Research Institute released the results of its American Values Survey, which included a section on\u2062 extremism, \u200bconspiracies, and QAnon. That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asian-american-activists-blast-bidens-pandering-anti-racism-order\/\" title=\"Asian-American Activists Blast Biden\u2019s \u2018Pandering\u2019 Anti-Racism Order\">poll found<\/a> that <strong>82% of \u201cRepublicans who most trust Fox News\u201d \u2064either \u201ccompletely \u2063agree\u201d or \u201cmostly agree\u201d that\u200d the election\u200c a year prior was stolen from Trump<\/strong>. That percentage among all\u200b respondents was just 31.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the\u2062 same survey last \u2062year, only 65% of the Republicans \u2062who\u2064 said they most trust Fox News believed that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump, while the number among all \u2062respondents \u200cincreased to 32%.<\/p>\n<p>After winning caucuses in Missouri and Idaho and \u2063sweeping \u2062delegates at Michigan\u2019s Republican Party convention on Saturday, Trump is up to 244 delegates en route to the 1,215 needed to become the party\u2019s presidential \u2063nominee. Should he hold\u2062 on to his commanding lead over\u2062 former South Carolina Gov.\u200d Nikki Haley, he will advance to the general election, in which\u2063 he is likely to face \u2063Biden again.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What do public opinion polls reveal about the extent of belief in election rigging \u200damong Americans, particularly Republicans<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Lost to Joe Biden, was rigged. This claim \u200bcomes \u2063as\u200c no surprise, as Trump has consistently cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election results since his defeat. However, the assertion that the majority of the country believes the election was rigged is not supported by any \u2063credible evidence. <\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that numerous courts,\u2062 including the Supreme\u2064 Court, have dismissed Trump&#8217;s legal \u200cchallenges and affirmed the validity of the election. Additionally, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) described the election as \u200bthe &#8220;most secure in American history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s claim\u200d of 82% believing in election rigging is an unsubstantiated and misleading statement. It\u2064 is essential to\u200c rely on verifiable facts when \u200bevaluating such\u2063 assertions, particularly when they concern \u2062the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>Public opinion polls conducted after the election paint a different picture. A survey conducted by Reuters\/Ipsos in November 2020 \u200dfound that only 52% of Republicans believed that Biden&#8217;s win was not legitimate. This number \u2063is far from the 82% claimed by Trump. Furthermore, an NBC News\/Wall Street Journal poll from the\u200b same period reported that 77%\u2062 of Americans believed \u2062the\u200c election results were valid.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2064 it is true that a portion of\u2064 the population may have concerns or doubts \u2064about\u200c the election, it \u2062is crucial to separate factual\u200b reality from baseless claims. The constant repetition of\u2063 unfounded allegations \u200cundermines public\u2063 trust in \u200cdemocratic institutions and the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>Election \u200cofficials, \u2064both Republicans and\u200b Democrats, have declared that the election was \u2063conducted\u200b fairly and accurately. These officials, \u2062who are \u2063responsible\u2062 for overseeing the process, have diligently addressed claims of fraud and ensured that accurate results were determined.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to recognize that Trump&#8217;s claim about \u200celection rigging serves a purpose beyond mere facts. \u200dBy perpetuating\u2062 this narrative, he seeks to maintain loyalty among his\u2064 supporters, undermine \u2062the legitimacy of the Biden presidency, and potentially lay the groundwork for a future political comeback.<\/p>\n<p>However, the responsibility lies with the American people to critically evaluate such claims and rely \u200bon credible sources of information. Democracy thrives when citizens\u2063 are actively engaged and hold their leaders accountable. Blind adherence to baseless assertions is damaging to\u2062 the democratic process and weakens the foundation of our society.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, it is crucial for individuals to seek\u2062 out reliable information, engage in \u2064open dialogue, and support measures \u2063that reinforce the integrity of our elections. Democracy \u200bdepends on the\u200c trust\u2063 and confidence \u2064of its citizens, \u2064and it is our duty to protect and\u2064 uphold these essential values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump claimed that 82% of the nation believes the 2020 election was rigged, during a campaign event in Greensboro, North Carolina. Trump, the leading contender for the 2024 Republican nomination, reiterated his belief that the previous election was stolen from him by Joe Biden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2700,"featured_media":2191174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24062755979934-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2191173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24062755979934-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2700"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2191173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2191174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2191173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2191173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2191173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}