The Trump ‘Stop the Steal’ movement has gone far beyond him – and now threatens the future of elections in our country.
Some fascinating insights here from New York Times writer Charles Homan who argues that the movement to create doubt about election results is not new and that it goes well beyond Donald Trump. And that it has gained ground mostly because conservatives feel threatened by the country’s changing racial and cultural makeup. The story documents how ‘Stop the Steal’ is rooted in the Tea Party movement which made wild claims challenging President Barack Obama’s legitimacy soon after he became president. The movement grew to where it is today thanks to other factors as well – the slow recovery from the financial crisis of 2008, the pandemic, social media and the internet and, of course, Donald Trump himself.
Read the NY Times article: “How ‘Stop the Steal’ Captured the American Right.” https://tinyurl.com/myyf763n