In a new poll, half of Republicans say they would support postponing the 2020 election if Trump proposed it

The following article by Ariel Malka and Yphtach Lelkes was posted on the Washington Post website August 10, 2017:

An American flag is refracted in raindrops on a window on July 4, in Merriam, Kan. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

Critics of President Trump have repeatedly warned of his potential to undermine American democracy. Among the concerns are his repeated assertions that he would have won the popular vote had 3 to 5 million “illegals” not voted in the 2016 election, a claim echoedby the head of a White House advisory committee on voter fraud.

Claims of large-scale voter fraud are not true, but that has not stopped a substantial number of Republicans from believing them. But how far would Republicans be willing to follow the president to stop what they perceive as rampant fraud? Our recent survey suggests that the answer is quite far: About half of Republicans say they would support postponing the 2020 presidential election until the country can fix this problem. Continue reading “In a new poll, half of Republicans say they would support postponing the 2020 election if Trump proposed it”