Tatishe Nteta, Provost Professor of Political Science and Director of UMass Poll comments on the possibility that Republican Geoff Diehl might refuse to accept a loss this fall in the Mass. governor’s race, adding that agreeing with Trump’s stolen election claims and suggesting that the 2022 results might not be valid puts Diehl squarely in the Republican mainstream. “In our polling, we consistently find about six in ten Republicans question the legitimacy of President Biden and the 2020 election. … This is a growing sentiment in the Republican electorate, that our election system is fraudulent.” ( GBH, 9/19/22)