# A majority consider "He lost an election legitimately" uncivil

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## Reading

A narrow majority of Americans (57%) view the comment “He lost an election legitimately” as uncivil, meaning rude or disrespectful, according to a Verasight survey conducted Jan. 18-24, 2024.

The remaining 43% read it as civil or neutral.

## Topline

Suppose a Democratic member of Congress said: “Donald Trump lied over and over and over again, poisoning our democracy, lighting a fire beneath Republican State legislatures, which immediately launched the most sweeping voter suppression effort in years. Just a note, how despicable a man is Donald Trump. He lost an election legitimately.” Do you find this comment uncivil or not uncivil?

A majority consider "He lost an election legitimately" uncivil.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Uncivil: A comment that is rude, disrespectful, unreasonable or otherwise likely to make a person leave a discussion or respond combatively to the speaker.: 56.8%
- Not Uncivil: A neutral, civil, or even nice comment, unlikely to discourage the conversation.: 43.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2024-01-18 → 2024-01-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

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## Citation

Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

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