These views are sharply divided by the party, as both Republican candidates for the Senate in today’s contests expressed support for a planned attempt to reject votes from the Electoral College as it is submitted to Congress on Wednesday. Among Georgia’s Republicans who voted in the by-elections, about three-quarters say the presidential election in Georgia was not held fairly, while more than 9 out of ten Democrats say the election, which elected President Joe Biden won by less than 12,000 votes has. was fair.
Republicans voting in the Senate run-off appear to have a little more confidence in Tuesday’s run-off election than in November’s game. About half of Republicans feel confident that their votes in the by-elections will be counted accurately. Among Democrats, more than 9 out of 10 are confident that their vote will be counted accurately in the run-up, as well as 7 out of 10 independents. This is a reversal compared to November. According to the November exit poll, 92% of Republicans were confident that votes in their state would be counted accurately, while only 79% of Democrats felt the same way.
Demographically, voters so far look a little older than November voters, according to preliminary polls, but it’s similar to gender, race and education.
Majority across party lines are concerned about the coronavirus reaching their family, including about 8 out of 10 Democrats, two-thirds of the Independents and about 6 out of 10 Republicans, but the biased division is greater over the priority of limiting the spread of the virus , economy.
A slim majority of all voters in the by-elections say it is more important to curb the coronavirus now, even if it harms the economy. according to the preliminary poll results.
Eight out of ten Democrats favor the spread of the virus, while about two-thirds of Republicans say the economy should be the top priority. Among independents, a narrow majority say it is more important to limit distribution.
The economic consequences of the pandemic have reached many who voted in Tuesday’s matches. Most voters in Georgia say they have experienced at least moderate financial problems due to the coronavirus pandemic, including about 1 in 6 who say they have experienced serious financial problems.
The CNN exit poll was conducted by Edison Research for the National Election Pool, a consortium of CNN, ABC News, CBS News and NBC News. Interviews were completed in one of three ways with 5,260 voters: in person on election day at 39 polling stations in Georgia, in person at 25 early polling stations in the state, or by telephone for voters who cast ballots by mail or in person. during early voting. Results for the complete sample voters have a sample error of plus or minus 2 percentage points, it is larger for subgroups.
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