Recent exit polls from Virginia and North Carolina shed light on the sentiments of voters in the Republican primaries regarding the legitimacy of the 2020 election and the fitness of former President Donald Trump for office.
In Virginia, the exit polls revealed a nearly even split among Republican primary participants when asked if they believed President Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 election. 46% incorrectly stated that Biden did not win legitimately, while 45% acknowledged his victory. This trend mirrored the findings in New Hampshire.
Conversely, North Carolina exhibited a more pronounced skepticism towards the election results, with 60% of Republican primary voters asserting that Biden did not legitimately win, compared to only 34% who acknowledged his victory.
Furthermore, respondents were asked whether they believed Donald Trump, if convicted of a crime, was still fit for the presidency. In Virginia, 53% of Republican primary voters affirmed that Trump would remain fit for office even as a convicted criminal, while 40% disagreed. The sentiment was even stronger in North Carolina, where 64% of voters expressed that Trump would still be fit for the presidency, with only 32% opposing this view.
These exit poll results underscore the divergent opinions within the Republican primary electorates of Virginia and North Carolina regarding the 2020 election's legitimacy and the suitability of a convicted Trump for the presidency.
