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Report finds little shift in election confidence after Trump campaign

A2D News Desk

President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine confidence in election results and expand federal control over elections have produced little measurable change, according to a new report from Bright Line Watch, a group that monitors American democratic practices.

A YouGov poll and a survey of 568 political science experts found no major change in confidence that vote-counting in the fall midterm elections will be conducted fairly since Trump’s primetime address a month ago. The latest survey found that 81% of experts and 43% of Americans believe U.S. elections are free from manipulation.

Federal judges have also rejected Trump administration demands that states turn over voter lists, with 21 judges ruling that states and localities retain primary responsibility for elections. Administration officials may appeal those decisions to the Supreme Court.

Read the full story at ms.now.

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