‘Stop the Steal’ Is a Metaphor

Starting in 2008, a widely circulated conspiracy theory was that Barack Obama was not actually born in America. Strivers on the political right scrounged around to try to produce a Kenyan birth certificate for him; they filed state and federal legal complaints alleging that Obama was not eligible to be president. But proof of this theory was never a requirement for subscribing to it; you could simply choose to believe that a Black liberal with a Muslim-sounding middle name was not one of us. And at several points during Obama’s…

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CNN: Rick Perry Pitched Meadows On Plan To Steal Election Even Before Results Were In

<p>Investigators on the Jan. 6 Committee believe that former Energy Secretary Rick Perry authored a Nov. 4 text to Mark Meadows suggesting that three state legislatures overrule their voters and cast electoral votes for Trump, CNN <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/17/politics/rick-perry-jan-6-text-mark-meadows-nov-4/index.html”>reports</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo

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Seven US Capitol Police officers sue former President Trump, Stop the Steal organizers over January 6 riot – CNN

Seven US Capitol Police officers sue former President Trump, Stop the Steal organizers over January 6 riot  CNN US Capitol Police officers sue Trump over January 6 riot  Al Jazeera English US Capitol Police officers sue Donald Trump over January 6 attack  WION The Jan. 6 select committee just revealed its next targets  Salon Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection  PBS NewsHour View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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