Independent Voters Are Open to Supporting Election Deniers, Poll Shows
- More than a third of independents would back 2020 denier
- Most Democrats and independents say the election wasn’t stolen
A voter uses a voting machine to cast a ballot in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Most independent voters say the 2020 election wasn’t stolen, but some are still open to casting a ballot for a candidate who says it was, a new poll shows.
In a New York Times/Siena poll released Tuesday, 37% of independent voters said they were “somewhat” or “very” open to backing an election denier while 60% said they were “not too” or “not at all” open to it.