08-23-2023, 02:21 PM
(08-23-2023, 02:15 PM)Dill Wrote: Here is, I think, what will be the central "denial" issue of the evening. As evidence there was no fraud consolidates and extends,
the number of GOP who believe the election was stolen increases.
Fox News Anchors and Election Denialism
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/8/22/23842198/8-things-to-know-ahead-of-the-first-republican-presidential-debate
How will Baier and MacCallum handle a threshold question: Did Trump lose the election? Their reputations will be on the line here if they don’t confront this.
The answer to that question is not bringing up Hunter Biden or saying that Joe Biden is the president. That begs the question. We all know that.
The heart of this question goes to election denialism. This is a yes or no question — and acknowledging Trump lost may trigger his wrath. Here’s why this is very important ground to cover as we consider that Trump may very well win the nomination.
The NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll found 51% of likely Iowa Republican caucus goers believe Trump’s claims that he won the 2020 contest — with no evidence of major vote fraud.
Some 41% said they don’t believe Trump, and 8% are not sure. The poll was conducted Aug. 13-17 of 406 likely Republican caucusgoers and has an overall margin of error of plus or minus 4.9%.
Doesn't really respond to what I said but okay.
