Hillary Clinton’s chances of still getting into the White House have been given a boost or just an illusion grandeur after a poll revealed more than half of Americans are in favour of delaying the crucial Electoral College Vote until allegations into Russian interference in the US election have been fully investigated.
A YouGov study found 52 per cent of participants would support postponing the vote which would secure Donald Trump’s seat in the White House until the extent of Russian sway on the election result has been found.
However, fewer than half of the voters believed the Electoral College should defer their vote and allow Congress to appoint the next US President after a review of the allegations.
This comes alongside another study in which more than half of participants said they are significantly bothered by reports that Russian intelligence services influenced last month’s election under the supervision of Vladimir Putin.
According to the poll, 43 per cent of participants expressed a “great deal” of concern over the allegations, while a further 12 per cent were bothered “quite a bit”.
Findings show 23 per cent said they were not bothered at all by the accusations, but the study found a stark partisan division of opinion between the two sides
The vast majority of Democrat supporters in the study, at 89 per cent, said they were significantly irked by Russian interference in the election – but just 29 per cent of Republicans had the same views.
Just under half of independents said they were bothered a “great deal” or “quite a bit”. But despite the findings, a large margin of Americans, 57 per cent, believed Mr Trump’s victory was not helped by Russia at all.
This comes as the Democrat’s lead in the popular vote looks set to hit three million – rubbing salt into the wound of a disastrous election defeat which saw Donald Trump sweep to an emphatic victory.
A Christmas party hosted by Clinton last week to cosy up to donors who squandered their money on a failed campaign was described by one of the attendees as “like a wake with band”.
Despite the popular vote lead, the source said there was no chance of “the band” getting back together – indicating Clinton would not try to run for the presidency again.
