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The big lie, election chaos, political opportunism, and the state of American politics after 2020, Jonathan Lemire

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The big lie, election chaos, political opportunism, and the state of American politics after 2020, Jonathan Lemire

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-308)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The big lie

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1289234633

Responsibility statement

Jonathan Lemire

Sub title

election chaos, political opportunism, and the state of American politics after 2020

Summary

It first came up during an Ohio rally in 2016. Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, suggested he wouldn't accept the election results in his race against Hillary Clinton. He then repeated it at rallies, in interviews, and even during a fall debate. He didn't have to challenge the result that year, but the stage was set. When he lost in 2020, he turbocharged that one lie to devastating results: an insurrection at the Capitol in January 2021. Jonathan Lemire - White House bureau chief for Politico and the host of MSNBC's Way Too Early - traces the history of Trump's incessant lying and how it knocked political discourse off-balance. He explores the roots of "the Big Lie," as it's been termed, to understand how it has become such a fixture of political life. Republicans are still under Trump's sway. Even out of office, he meets with Republican officials, candidates, and advisers and demands loyalty about this deluded belief. And Democrats, despite being in power, are still on the defensive. The parties aren't divided by the aisle - they're on different planets

Table Of Contents

Prologue: "Rigged" -- The beginning -- 2016 -- The Trump presidency -- The democrats -- Conservative reinforcements -- 2020 -- The election -- January 6 -- The grip tightens -- The states -- Challenges -- The campaigns to come

Target audience

adult

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