Nearly 80% of Americans say Biden won White House, ignoring Trump's refusal to concede: Reuters/Ipsos poll

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Nearly 80% of Americans say Biden won White House, ignoring Trump's refusal to concede: Reuters/Ipsos poll

By Chris Kahn

 

FILE PHOTO: Combination picture of Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump speaking about the early results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, U.S. November 4, 2020. Pictures taken November 4. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Carlos Barria

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly 80% of Americans, including more than half of Republicans, recognize President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov. 3 election after most media organizations called the race for the Democrat based on his leads in critical battleground states, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

 

Biden - who needed 270 Electoral College votes to win - had 279 of those votes to 214 for Trump with results in three states not yet complete, according to Edison Research. In the popular vote, Biden got 76.3 million, or 50.7% of the total, to 71.6 million, or 47.6%, for Trump.

 

The Reuters/Ipsos national opinion survey, which ran from Saturday afternoon to Tuesday, found that 79% of U.S. adults believe Biden won the White House. Another 13% said the election has not yet been decided, 3% said Trump won and 5% said they do not know.

 

The results were somewhat split along party lines: about six in 10 Republicans and almost every Democrat said Biden won.

 

Edison Research, which conducts exit polling for Reuters and major media outlets, called the race for Biden on Saturday after he expanded his lead over Trump in Pennsylvania and appeared well on his way to amassing 270 electoral votes.

 

Trump has yet to recognize the result of the race. He prematurely declared victory well before the votes had been counted and has repeatedly complained without evidence that he is the victim of widespread voter fraud.

 

His claims have been echoed by members of Trump's cabinet. U.S. Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal investigations of "substantial" allegations of voting irregularities, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said he foresees "a smooth transition to a second Trump administration."

 

The Reuters/Ipsos poll was part of a broader survey that was conducted Friday to Tuesday and included responses before the presidential race was called.

 

It showed that 70% of Americans, including 83% of Democrats and 59% of Republicans, trust their local election officials to "do their job honestly."

 

The poll also found that 72% think the loser of the election must concede defeat, and 60% think there will be a peaceful transition of power when Trump's term ends in January.

 

The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online, in English, throughout the United States. It gathered responses from 1,363 U.S. adults in all, including 469 respondents who took the poll between Saturday afternoon and Tuesday. The poll has a credibility interval, a measure of precision, of 5 percentage points.

 

(Reporting by Chris Kahn, editing by Ross Colvin, Jonathan Oatis and Cynthia Osterman)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-11-11

 

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[KarenBravo]

.......and the Republicans accused the Democrats of "not accepting" the 2016 election result.

You don't hear that so much anymore.

[fangless]

Wasn't there a larger poll earlier in the month.  I think it was called an election!

[Neeranam]

Terrible Biden declaring himself president before the count has finished. This is certainly dividing the country and showing his arrogance. 

[mtls2005]

2 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Terrible Biden declaring himself president before the count has finished.

 

Assume this is meant to be humorous?

 

I mean, trump did already declare that he won the 2020 election.

 

 

I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BobBKK]

UK counts on one day we don't allow ballots to continue to be counted days after. It is clear Biden won, to be fair, the popular vote and it would make more sense to change the system. President Gore anyone?  Gore would have been a super President whereas Biden will be a weak one.

[Sujo]

12 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Terrible Biden declaring himself president before the count has finished. This is certainly dividing the country and showing his arrogance. 

There isnt enough votes left for trump to win. Biden is the winner, get over it.

 

Did you forget trump declared himself the winner on day 1.

[Tug]

17 minutes ago, KarenBravo said:

.......and the Republicans accused the Democrats of "not accepting" the 2016 election result.

You don't hear that so much anymore.

True much of that is because trump was trolling us from day one rember his first day in office?the russans in the Oval Office no Americans allowed?i sure do or his bs at the wall of stars at Langley was that on his first or 3rd day .........on and on and on for 4 years as our beloved country went down the toilet enough end it!

[Neeranam]

29 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

UK counts on one day we don't allow ballots to continue to be counted days after. It is clear Biden won, to be fair, the popular vote and it would make more sense to change the system. President Gore anyone?  Gore would have been a super President whereas Biden will be a weak one.

Absolutely. I think they have a problem changing the laws that their forefathers made. 

[Sujo]

3 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I love to have a wise debate. At least Gore/Bush waited 4 weeks. 

There is no pint in debating when you cannot see the facts.

[Sujo]

2 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Absolutely. I think they have a problem changing the laws that their forefathers made. 

Its run by the states, not federal. The forefathers considered a president would act with honor.

[tonray]

In two weeks, most of the states in dispute must certify the results....unless Trump's lawsuits (so far pretty much rejected) can prevent that via  court order...he's done before Thanksgiving. He needs to start focusing his legal team on keeping him out of jail and/or bankruptcy court in 2021. Let him have his fun....2 weeks and he's just another miserable old sod without an umbrella in the rain.

[Lacessit]

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

Terrible Biden declaring himself president before the count has finished. This is certainly dividing the country and showing his arrogance. 

I was under the impression Trump was arrogant in declaring he had won on election night, but perhaps he was joking too. You were joking, weren't you?

[Neeranam]

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

I was under the impression Trump was arrogant in declaring he had won on election night, but perhaps he was joking too. You were joking, weren't you?

I wasn't joking.

They are both wrong.

Strange, only Trump gets blamed for doing it, isn't it? Biased media perhaps?

[FritsSikkink]

32 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I love to have a wise debate. At least Gore/Bush waited 4 weeks. 

That was a close race, Trump got smashed.

[FritsSikkink]

3 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I wasn't joking.

They are both wrong.

Strange, only Trump gets blamed for doing it, isn't it? Biased media perhaps?

No, you not able to see the reality.

[Sujo]

3 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I wasn't joking.

They are both wrong.

Strange, only Trump gets blamed for doing it, isn't it? Biased media perhaps?

Biden is right. There are not enough votes left for trump to win.

[mtls2005]

9 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

That was a close race, Trump got smashed.

 

Agreed.

 

CRUSHED.

 

Millions more votes. +5m now, will grow to 6 or 7 m.

 

Same Electoral total as trump's "biggest win ever" in 2016.

 

Anyone claiming fraud needs their head examined. Repbulicans held Senate seats, gained House seats and maintained state legislatures. Was there fraud down-ballot too? Don't hear much sqawking about that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 11, 2020 by mtls2005

[PatOngo]

What a disgusting, disgraceful loser Trump is!

[fruitman]

2 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

YouTube also has 'real' story of the Abominable Snowman.

 

 

[Lacessit]

7 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I wasn't joking.

They are both wrong.

Strange, only Trump gets blamed for doing it, isn't it? Biased media perhaps?

In his press conferences after the election results, Biden has come across as calm, restrained, and focused on uniting Americans again. Everything I have seen of Trump before and after the election is feral, intemperate and aimed at dividing Americans. Perhaps you are viewing Biden through your own prejudices.

[Neeranam]

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Assume this is meant to be humorous?

 

I mean, trump did already declare that he won the 2020 election.

 

 

I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is on Twitter. Biden is actually acting like he is the president, he has accepted that he has won, which he hasn't! Not rocket science. 

[Sujo]

4 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

This is on Twitter. Biden is actually acting like he is the president, he has accepted that he has won, which he hasn't! Not rocket science. 

He is acting like president elect, which he is, trump cannot win. Happens every election.

 

trump is acting like he won, but you dont comment on that.

Edited November 11, 2020 by Sujo

[Phoenix Rising]

57 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I love to have a wise debate. At least Gore/Bush waited 4 weeks. 

And trump waited exactly 1 day. Comment?

[mtls2005]

7 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

This is on Twitter.

That's how trump communicates.

 

7 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Biden is actually acting like he is the president

He's acting like the President-elect, same as trump did exactly four years ago.

 

8 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

he has accepted that he has won

Correct. Good call.

 

8 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

which he hasn't!

He has been declared the winner by various experts, just as trump as four years ago, Yes, there are procedural steps leading up to the innuaguration of Joe.

 

9 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Not rocket science. 

Please, it's Rocket Salad for us libs.

 

 

I'd stop digging if I were you. You'll get to "Acceptance" sooner, and in better health.

[Odysseus123]

57 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I love to have a wise debate. At least Gore/Bush waited 4 weeks. 

You do?

Splendid....

[Neeranam]

Just now, Phoenix Rising said:

And trump waited exactly 1 day. Comment?

Just because Trump did something, does it mean Biden should? Strange logic. 

[Neeranam]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The Reuters/Ipsos national opinion survey

They were pretty accurate in their election prediction

[jvs]

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

Terrible Biden declaring himself president before the count has finished. This is certainly dividing the country and showing his arrogance. 

sarcasm right?

 

[Barnabe]

You mean the same polls that said that the Biden would win by a large margin and crush Trump?

Yeaaaaaah I don't think I will be trusting any "polls" anytime soon.

 

Investigate the fraud claims.

 

If Trump is wrong, which most likely he is, we won't have a leg to stand on. But if he is right... who knows what can happen. Doubtful though, electoral fraud at this scale seems impossible?