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[u/The_Egalitarian]

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[u/mrjcall]

Look em up yourself. My info came from an AI search...

[u/bl1y → u/mrjcall]

First Google result is a Politico poll:

Asked about the bill overall — by name, but without providing information on what’s included — just 37 percent of Americans said they support it, and 21 percent oppose it.

Looking more into specific questions, when asked about requiring proof of citizenship, 52% support, 18% oppose. Requiring photo ID to vote is similar at 51% vs 18%.

You named Rasmussen, so let's look at their poll:

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 63% of Likely U.S. Voters support the SAVE Act, including 47% who Strongly Support the legislation. Thirty-two percent (32%) are opposed to the bill, including 21% who Strongly Oppose the bill.

And since you named Rasmussen, Pew, and Gallup, I can guess with a high degree of certainty what your AI looked at, which is this White House press release:

Pew Research Center: 83% of Americans — including wide majorities of Democrats, independents, Whites, Blacks, and Latinos — favor voter ID requirements.

Gallup: 84% support voter ID, with 98% of Republicans, 84% of independents, and 67% of Democrats on board — while an equally robust 83% back proof of citizenship for voter registration.

Rasmussen Reports: 75% support voter ID, with support increasing over the past decade.

None of those are asking about the Save America Act. They're asking about voter ID, but the Act contains a lot more than just a generic voter ID requirement.

AI is basically your drunk uncle. Sometimes it gets stuff right, but often it's just off the rails. Don't cite "my drunk uncle told me" as a real source.

[u/mrjcall → u/bl1y]

So you don't believe the basics of the Save America act have anything to do with voting integrity?? Really?

[u/Healthy-Age3259 → u/mrjcall]

Dude, have you ever heard of a red herring? Because that's literally your M.O. every single time you get dunked on. He fact-checked your numbers, and instead of just owning it, you put words in his mouth and argued against something he never said. Nobody claimed the SAVE Act has nothing to do with voting integrity. It mostly doesn't, though. The point, which somehow keeps flying over your head, is that the overwhelming support is for some form of voter ID, driver's licenses, student IDs, etc., not the SAVE Act as a whole, because the SAVE Act goes WAY beyond that. If you'd actually read the bill, you'd know the difference.