Maddow Blog The problem of Republicans questioning Biden's legitimacy gets worse

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

It was discouraging earlier this year when polls showed many Republican voters embracing the Big Lie and question the legitimacy of Joe Biden's presidency. The fact that this problem persists — and by some measures, is getting worse — underscores a more serious problem.

A new national CNN poll, released yesterday, asked respondents whether President Joe Biden legitimately defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 election. For most Americans the answer is obvious; for most Republican voters, it is not.

Among Republicans, 78 percent say that Biden did not win and 54 percent believe there is solid evidence of that, despite the fact that no such evidence exists. That view is also deeply connected to support for Trump.

At face value, it's astonishing that nearly four in five GOP voters believe the president did not win the election, reality be damned. But just as notable is the fact that CNN asked the same question in an April poll and found 70 percent of Republicans did not see Biden as the legitimate winner of the election. Now, that total is up to 78 percent.

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What do you expect from a party that believes alt facts are a thing?

[USAFRetired_Liberal]

1. It could be that the party is getting smaller

For example, if there were 100 Republicans in April and 70 of them thought that Biden was illegitimate and 30 thought he was legit…10 of the 30 left the party, now you have 90 Republicans (70 think he is illegitimate while 20 think he is legit…and that comes out to 78%)

[AZSkiffyGeek]

4. There is some truth to that

I know in AZ there was a huge exodus from the GQP at the beginning of the year.

[Rocknation]

2. It's a combination of denial, sore losing, denial of sore losing

and realizing that there is no longer a question of Trump's legitimacy.


rocktivity

[The Unmitigated Gall]

3. Sounds like 78% of GQP'ers

Would be happier in Russia.

Their t-shirts told me so.