The share of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who believe that President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win was not legitimate has ticked back up, according to a new CNN poll fielded throughout July. All told, 69% of Republicans and Republican-leaners say Biden’s win was not legitimate, up from 63% earlier this year and through last fall, even as there is no evidence of election fraud that would have altered the outcome of the contest.

  • Riccosuave@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    I’ve posted this multiple times before, but I will post it again. It would take a completely novel interpretation of the 14th Ammendment to bar him from office based on the existing charges that have been filled in the Washington DC indictment. He was not charged with:

    • Treason
    • Sedition
    • Aiding or Inciting an Insurrection

    Therefore, he can and will continue to run for office regardless of whether he is convicted and imprisoned. This is wishful thinking that does not bare up to scrutiny based on any credible legal interpretations that I have seen. If you have evidence to the contrary I am certainly open to the idea, but nothing I have personally seen suggests this would be the case.