While about four in 10 American voters said they agreed with Donald Trump that the election could be stolen from him due to voter fraud, black voters – more than most other demographic groups – strongly disagree.
A POLITICO/Morning Consult survey found 72 percent of African Americans disagreed with the Republican nominee’s recently ramped-up claims of a “rigged” election, which have come as his poll numbers continue to decline amid the fallout from a leaked 2005 tape capturing him bragging about committing sexual assault.
“This issue is bigger than any of us and bigger than this election. This is about each of us doing our part to ensure the continued functioning of our democracy,” the two leaders wrote.
On Saturday, a spokeswoman for House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) affirmed his own confidence in election results. AshLee Strong said, “the speaker is fully confident the states will carry out this election with integrity.”