Neither Republicans nor Democrats believe in the outcome of elections in America.
Posted by Kevin Kietzman Has Issues, Checked
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- 4 contradict2 context
- Said
- 1 time·
- Confidence
- 50%
Kevin Kietzman Has IssuesSep 17, 2026
The claim is a sweeping partisan characterization from a radio host's opinion post, not a checkable factual statement. The sources measure confidence in elections and show substantial majorities of Democrats (55-63%) and Republicans (roughly 37-73% depending on the poll) expressing confidence, so the literal 'neither believes' reading is contradicted, but the claim is framed as rhetoric.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… This is what he does. He does it on the show all the time, and I'm right in lockstep with him. I can't think of anything more important in getting to a place where Americans believe in their elections, and the one thing that we can agree on is that Republicans and Democrats, neither one believe in the outcome of elections. We just don't. It's become a sport in America. It's become the order of business in politics to try to cheat, to try, not always successfully, to try to cheat at elections without going to jail, and our punishment for these things doesn't seem to be very …
Kevin Kietzman Has Issues · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Gallup's 2026 World Poll found 63% of Democrats confident in the honesty of U.S. elections, versus 37% of Republicans and 35% of independents.[3]
Contradicts. AP-NORC found Democrats' confidence that votes will be counted accurately fell from 75% in 2022 to 55% this year, and Republican confidence rose slightly but remained lower than Democrats'.[1][4]
Contradicts. A Pew poll found 72% of Democratic-leaning and 73% of Republican-leaning voters expect nationwide elections to be run well, with both parties showing broadly similar confidence.[2]
Context. The ABC/Washington Post/Ipsos poll found 94% of Democrats doubt Trump would accept a Republican midterm loss, showing partisan distrust exists in specific forms, which is what the post's rhetoric likely gestures at.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Poll shows Democrats' faith in US election results is falling ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Partisan gap over confidence in elections shrinks as midterms ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 3U.S. Trust in Elections Diverges From Global Patternnews.gallup.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Democrats' faith in election results is falling but still exceeds ...ap.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Poll shows many Americans doubt Trump will accept GOP midterm lossesrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Broad Public Confidence in Elections in the U.S.ground.news · not rated · cited for: context
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