Trump lost because of ‘rigged’ polls

About half of all Republicans believe President Donald Trump "rightfully won" the US election but that it was stolen from him by widespread voter fraud that favored Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll. 

The Nov 13-17 opinion poll showed that Trump's open defiance of Biden's victory appears to be affecting the public's confidence in American democracy, especially among Republicans.  Altogether, 73% of those polled agreed that Biden won the election while 5% thought Trump won. But when asked specifically whether Biden had "rightfully won," Republicans showed they were suspicious about how Biden won. Fifty-two percent of Republicans said that Trump "rightfully won," while only 29% said that Biden had rightfully won.

68% of Republicans said they were concerned that the election was "rigged.