The Rasmussen polling firm’s recent survey of likely American voters reveals a nearly even split on the question of whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate possible fraud in the 2020 election.
Forty-eight percent of survey respondents would support the appointment of a special prosecutor, while 47 percent would oppose such an investigation. As might be expected, 66b percent of Republican voters agree with President Donald Trump’s statement that the 2020 election was a “total fraud,” while 67 percent of Democrats disagree. Likewise, “72% of Republicans consider it at least somewhat likely that the outcome of the 2020 presidential election was affected by cheating, while 59% of Democrats think it’s unlikely,” Rasmussen said.
The survey was conducted from among 1,134 likely voters June 22-24 by Rasmussen Reports. The survey has a sampling error of +/- 3 percentage points.
Among those supporting a special prosecutor, 32 percent “strongly support” the idea while among those opposed, 36 percent are “strongly opposed.”
It is not clear what any of them think will be accomplished by such an investigation. Biden is out of office, Trump is back in the White House and Congress is under Republican control, albeit by a thin margin in both the House and Senate.
According to Rasmussen, “Seventy-one percent (71%) of Republicans, 35% of Democrats and 38% of unaffiliated voters would support the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election, while 59% of Democrats, 23% of Republicans and 58% of unaffiliated voters would oppose such an investigation.”
Overall, Rasmussen noted, “Forty-eight percent (48%) believe it is likely the outcome of the 2020 presidential election was affected by cheating, including 32% who think it’s Very Likely. Forty-four percent (44%) don’t consider it likely that cheating affected the 2020 election, including 33% who say it’s Not At All Likely.”
