Geoffrey Skelley of FiveThirtyEight –
Last week, President Trump sparked a firestorm by calling for the postponement of the November election as the country prepares to voteamid the coronavirus pandemic. And although the president cannot actually delay the vote — Congress determines the federal election date — this hasn’t stopped Trump from repeatedly casting doubt on the election results and exacerbating Americans’ already-flagging confidence in the integrity of the electoral process.
But so far, Trump’s idea of postponing the election isn’t very popular.
