These views are sharply divided by party, as both Republican candidates for the Senate in today’s rallies expressed support for a planned effort to reject votes from the Electoral College as they are presented to Congress on Wednesday. Among Georgia Republicans who voted in the runoff elections, about three-quarters say the presidential election in Georgia was not conducted fairly, while more than 9 out of 10 Democrats say the election, that President-elect Joe Biden won by less than 12,000 votes, it was fair.
Republicans who vote in the second round of the Senate appear to have a little more faith in Tuesday’s second round than in the November race. About half of the Republicans feel confident that their votes in the run-off elections will be counted accurately. Among Democrats, more than 9 out of 10 are confident that their votes in the second round will be counted accurately, as will 7 out of 10 independents. This is a reversal compared to November. According to the poll in November, 92% of Republicans were confident that votes in their state would be counted accurately, while only 79% of Democrats felt the same way.
Demographically, the electorate so far looks a little older than the November electorate, according to preliminary results of the poll, but it is similar in composition by gender, race and education.
Most party lines express concern about the coronavirus reaching their families, including about 8 out of 10 Democrats, two-thirds of independents and about 6 out of 10 Republicans, but party divisions are larger over the priority of limiting the spread of HIV. virus or rebuild economy.
A small majority of all voters in the run-off elections say it is more important to contain the coronavirus now, even if it hurts the economy, while about 4 out of 10 prioritize rebuilding the economy even if it hinders the effort to contain the spread of the disease. virus, according to the results of the preliminary exit vote.
Eight out of 10 Democrats prioritize limiting the spread of the virus, while about two-thirds of Republicans say the economy should be the highest priority. Among independents, a small majority say limiting the spread is more important.
The economic effects of the pandemic hit many who voted in Tuesday’s disputes. Most voters in Georgia say they faced moderate financial difficulties due to the coronavirus pandemic, including about 1 in 6 who say they have experienced serious financial difficulties.
The CNN exit vote was conducted by Edison Research for the National Election Pool, a consortium of CNN, ABC News, CBS News and NBC News. The interviews were conducted with 5,260 voters in one of three ways: in person on election day at 39 polling stations across Georgia, in person at 25 polling stations across the state or by telephone to voters who voted by post or personally during early voting. The results for the total sample of voters have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points, being greater for the subgroups.
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