Seven in 10 Americans "Unsure Trump Would Accept Results if Republicans Lose Midterms"

Seven in 10 Americans are unsure whether U.S. President Donald Trump would accept the results if Republicans lose the midterm elections in November.

AP Yonhap News

According to The Washington Post (WP) on October 20 (local time), 70% of respondents in a poll conducted jointly by WP, ABC News and polling firm Ipsos said they were unsure whether President Trump would accept the results if Republicans lose the midterms.

By party affiliation, 94% of Democratic supporters gave this response. The same view was held by 77% of independents, while 36% of Republican supporters also expressed doubts about whether President Trump would accept the election results.

However, there was little difference between supporters of the two parties in their confidence in the fairness and accuracy of the election itself. A total of 70% of Democratic supporters and 67% of Republican supporters said they trusted the fairness and accuracy of the election.

President Trump has repeatedly questioned the credibility of U.S. elections without providing specific evidence. In particular, he has repeated the false claim that he actually won the 2020 presidential election, which he lost, and has also claimed that he received more votes in the 2016 presidential election than the official tally showed.

In an interview with NBC News in February, he was asked whether he would accept the results if Republicans lost the election. He replied, "I will if the election is honest."

Meanwhile, 35% of respondents expected Democrats to win a majority in the House in the midterm elections. A total of 16% expected Republicans to retain their majority, while 28% anticipated a close race.

The poll was conducted among 2,545 U.S. adults from October 9 to 13. The margin of error is ±2 percentage points.

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