Poll: Majority concerned about foreign meddling in 2020
Democrats most likely to worry about election interference, AP-NORC poll finds
By ERIC TUCKER and EMILY SWANSON, ERIC TUCKER and EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press
Published: June 19, 2019, 10:42pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. — A majority of Americans are concerned that a foreign government might interfere in some way in the 2020 presidential election, whether by tampering with election results, stealing information or by influencing candidates or voter opinion, a new poll shows.
The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds Democrats far more likely to express the highest level of concern, but Democrats and Republicans alike have at least some concerns about interference.
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