Some GOP candidates are still making election fraud claims. Voters want to move on

NPR | By Sam Gringlas

Published September 18, 2026 at 2:45 AM MDT

President Trump and some Republican battleground candidates are still embracing false claims about widespread election fraud in 2020, even as many GOP voters want them to move on.

Sam Gringlas

Sam Gringlas is an NPR Congressional Reporter.

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