Three years after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and halted the certification of the 2020 presidential election, a majority of Americans believe it was an attack on democracy that should never be forgotten, according to a new poll.
Former President Donald Trump and his allies were unsuccessful in more than 60 lawsuits challenging the election results. The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Association of State Election Directors described the election as “the most secure in American history.” And then-Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department found no evidence of voter fraud that could have changed the outcome of the election.
Fifty-five percent of voters said the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was an attack on democracy that should never be forgotten, while 43% said too much has been made of it and believe it’s time to move on. Again, members of the two major parties saw it differently, with 86% of Democrats saying the attack should never be forgotten and 72% of Republicans saying it’s time to turn the page.