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Understanding the MAGA Mind
How 6 psychological factors help explain the mindset of Trump’s base.
According to a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey, only 24% of Republicans trust that the results of the 2020 presidential election are accurate. A few weeks before, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll reported that 52% of Republicans believed President Donald Trump “rightfully won” the U.S. election but that it was stolen from him by widespread voter fraud.
Although trending downward, these numbers are remarkable in light of the fact that Trump and his allies have failed to produce any credible evidence of such extensive fraud. As noted by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Brann when dismissing a lawsuit brought by the Trump campaign in an attempt to disenfranchise almost seven million Pennsylvanian voters:
“One might expect that when seeking such a startling outcome, a plaintiff would come formidably armed with compelling legal arguments and factual proof of rampant corruption … That has not happened. Instead, this Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unpled in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence.”
