Nothing will convince Fryar and many others in Sundown, Texas – including the town’s mayor, another Patriots member – that Democrat Joe Biden won the November 3 presidential election fairly. They believe Trump’s stream of election-fraud allegations and say they are preparing for the possibility of a “civil war” with the American political left. “If President Trump comes out and says: ‘Guys, I have irrefutable proof of fraud, the courts won’t listen, and I’m now calling on Americans to take up arms,’ we would go,” said Fryar, wearing a button-down shirt, pressed slacks and a paisley tie during a recent interview at his office.
The unshakeable trust in Trump in this town of about 1,400 residents reflects a national phenomenon among many Republicans, despite the absence of evidence in a barrage of post-election lawsuits by the president and his allies. About half of Republicans polled by Reuters/Ipsos said Trump “rightfully won” the election but had it stolen from him in systemic fraud favouring Biden, according to a survey conducted between November 13 and 17. Just 29 percent of Republicans said Biden rightfully won. Other polls since the election have reported that an even higher proportion – up to 80 percent – of Republicans trust Trump’s baseless fraud narrative.
Trump’s legal onslaught has so far flopped, with judges quickly dismissing many cases and his lawyers dropping or withdrawing from others. None of the cases contain allegations – much less evidence – that are likely to invalidate enough votes to overturn the election, election experts say
On Monday, 538 electors in all 50 states and the District of Columbia will cast their votes for president, marking a key next step for Joe Biden as he gets closer to officially becoming the 46th president of the United States.
The votes come 41 days after Election Day, on Nov. 3. In the race for the White House, Biden received about 7 million more votes than President Trump and is expected to attain 306 Electoral College votes to Trump's 232.
President-elect Biden is set to deliver remarks Monday evening after the votes.
Members of the Electoral College will meet today to conduct their constitutional duty: elect the next president and vice president of the United States of America.
The vote this year, however, comes amid an ongoing pandemic. In New York, officials have concluded the vote must be conducted in person in order to satisfy wording in the state's constitution and stave off a potential legal challenge from President Donald Trump's allies.
Galen Druke speaks with two A+ rated pollsters, J. Ann Selzer and Patrick Murray, about how they view the challenges of polling and what can be done about them.
Popular punditry identifies Hispanic and Latino voters as reliably Democratic blocs. But there appears to be more diversity of opinion among these voters, especially in rural areas.
I always thought that Hispanics were fairly conservative as many are conservative catholics and plus most of the Hispanics I've known over the years were rural, farm worker types. In more recent years I've met more urban Hispanics which are certainly more liberal economically but maybe not so much on issues like abortion. But then again, not all Hispanics are catholic.
John Birch Society, private organization founded in the United States on Dec. 9, 1958, by Robert H.W. Welch, Jr. (1899–1985), a retired Boston candy manufacturer, for the purpose of combating communism and promoting various ultraconservative causes. The name derives from John Birch, an American Baptist missionary and U.S. Army intelligence officer who was killed by Chinese communists on Aug. 25, 1945, making him, in the society’s view, the first hero of the Cold War.
Happy 62nd birthday to the John Birch Society, unless of course your a fan of William F. Buckley. In your guts, you know they're nuts. You might celebrate by dipping Junior Mints candy in your coffee, the product Robert HW Welsh is most famous for manufacturing.
