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  • ‘Should the Department of Justice Bring Legal Action Against... (en)
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  • ‘Should the Department of Justice Bring Legal Action Against Elected Officials Who Have Attempted to Overturn the Results of an American Election’ Poll Claim POLITICO/Morning Consult poll: Should Department of Justice bring legal action against elected officials who have attempted to overturn the results of an American election? 67% yes. 21% no. Rating True Like this fact check? Reporting On June 13 2022, a popular tweet from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich circulated ; it asserted that a full two-thirds of Americans polled — 67 percent — were in favor of legal action undertaken by the U.S. Department of Justice, aimed at elected officials who participated in efforts to overturn an American election: POLITICO/Morning Consult poll: Should Department of Justice bring legal action against elected officials who have attempted to overturn the results of an American election? 67% yes. 21% no. — Robert Reich (@RBReich) June 13, 2022 Reich referenced, but did not link to, a poll conducted by Politico and Morning Consult. In the tweet, Reich appeared to transcribe a specific question on that poll — to which 67 percent of respondents chose yes, and 21 percent chose no. Initial efforts to locate the poll in question were unsuccessful. Google searches for the bulk of Reich’s phrasing (in quotes) returned only five results in total, all of which were related to the tweet. Eventually, we located a June 13 2022 Politico briefing , which reported: POLL: VOTERS SUPPORT DOJ ACTION — In a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll, a majority of voters said they think the Justice Department should bring legal action against elected officials who have attempted to overturn the results of an election — a question that has cropped up in light of the hearings. Florida is where wokes go to die... Please enable JavaScript Florida is where wokes go to die Do you believe that the Department of Justice should bring legal action against ... ... elected officials who have misled Americans about the outcome of an election: Sixty-three percent said yes, probably or yes definitely, while 26% said no, probably not or no, definitely not. Net approval: +37 ... elected officials who have attempted to overturn the results of an American election: Sixty-seven percent said yes, 21% said no. Net approval: +46 A search for Politico Morning Consult Poll (date-restricted to results published between June 7 and 14 2022) led to a National Tracking Poll [ PDF ] published to Politico.com during that period of time. On the first page of the 11-page document, similar but not identical questions appeared: At the top of the page, a header indicated polling occurred between June 10 and 12 2022, and the poll’s margin of error was 2 percent. On page two of the poll, the first visible question and fourth overall appeared to be the one Reich’s tweet referenced: That question was worded: And do you believe that the Department of Justice should bring legal action against the following? Elected officials who have attempted to overturn the results of an American election. Five responses in total followed, with corresponding percentages: Yes, definitely [47%]; Yes, probably [20%]; No, probably not [11%]; No, definitely not [9%], and; Don’t know/No opinion [12%]. Reich’s tweet counted the number of yes responses as 67 percent, and the number of no responses as 21 percent — the phrasing used by Politico in its own reporting referencing the poll. Technically, 47 percent voted yes, definitely to 20 percent voting yes, probably. Eleven percent voted no, probably not to nine percent voting no, definitely not; the two yes categories totaled 67 percent, and the two no columns totaled 20 percent. It wasn’t immediately clear why Politico summarized the combined no votes as 21 percent versus 20 percent, and twelve percent chose don’t know/no opinion. A June 13 2022 tweet by Reich asserted that a Politico /Morning Consult poll asked whether the Department of Justice [should] bring legal action against elected officials who have attempted to overturn the results of an American election, and that 67 percent voted yes, with 21 percent voting no. Reich’s phrasing matched phrasing and figures published by Politico in a newsletter on June 13 2022. Those figures were derived from two separate categories for yes and no (each with a definitely or probably,) and Reich described the question and the results as summarized by the outlet accurately. Posted in Fact Checks , Politics Tagged imgur , jan 6 poll , january 6 commission , overturn election poll , politico , politico morning consult poll , polling data , robert reich , viral tweets (en)
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