According to a shock poll from The Washington Post and the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, voters in six swing states trust Donald Trump more than Joe Biden to defend democracy.
“Many Americans don’t recognize Biden’s custodianship of our democracy, which is a bad sign for his campaign,” Justin Gest, a professor of policy and government at George Mason University, told the Post.
From Mediaite:
Of the more than 3,500 individuals surveyed, 2,255 were identified as “deciders,” meaning they are the voters most likely to have an impact on the election. Voters were classified as deciders if they are between 18-25, only voted in one of the last two elections, switched parties between the last two elections, or if they remain undecided between the candidates. Voters were polled from Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Between all of these swing state voters, 61% called threats to democracy an extremely important issue. Among voters identified as “deciders,” 56% agreed. Those numbers go up among voters either committed to backing Biden or Trump already with 78% of Biden voters calling threats to democracy an extremely important issue, and 71% of Trump backers agreeing.
Among all swing state voters surveyed, 44% said the former president would better handle threats to democracy while 33% said Biden would do the better job. Another 7% said they would do an “equal” job while 16% said “neither” could be trusted on the topic.
More over at WaPo:
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Trump trusted more than Biden on democracy among key swing-state voters – The Washington Post https://t.co/XSRaR4yz1G
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