Filed Under: “2020 presidential election”
Trump loyalists systematically purging the few Republicans who won’t commit to steal elections
By Mark Sumner
Governors, senators, and representatives finding themselves facing primary opponents—or a sudden lack of donors—when they run afoul of Trump
In first, U.S. labeled ‘backsliding democracy’ in report detailing state of democracy worldwide
By Julia Conley
More than one in four people globally live in backsliding democracies, which also include Brazil and India, according to the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
A year after Trump lost the election, have the mainstream media learned anything?
By Parker Molloy
One year after Trump inspired a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, elite reporters are still treating him as a conventional politician
The Religious Right played central role in Trump’s efforts to cling to power
By Liz Dye
The ex-president’s strategy of throwing out 81 million votes was conceived and executed by Christian supremacist attorneys
Donald Trump and the cult of the recount
By Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood
Desperate belief that the one-term president really didn’t lose in 2020 is morphing into its own quasi-religion
Heeding Steve Bannon’s call, election conspiracy theorists are taking over the GOP to continue Trump’s lies
By Arnsdorf and Clark
After being forced out of the Trump White House, the ousted former Breitbart editor sees election delusion as a path to return to power
Report of scandal-plagued fake recount effort in Arizona may be released this week
By Joan McCarter
Election officials from both parties release separate rebuttal reports detailing extensive problems with Trump supporters’ attempts to cast doubt on ex-president’s loss
Hispanic and black Americans without college degrees moved toward the GOP in 2020
By Ruy Teixeira
Democrats spent more on racial minority outreach than ever and had less to show for it in 2020 than 2016
One-third of Republicans running for federal office in 2022 are repeating Trump’s election lies
By Kenny Stancil
Hundreds of Republicans across the country aren’t just ignoring sore loser complaints about 2020, they’re actively repeating them
Validated voter study shows Democratic gains among young new voters, white men helped Biden in 2020
By Kerry Eleveld
Pew study found that new voters under 30 overwhelmingly chose Biden while new voters older than 30 were evenly split