In the eyes of many political commentators and some Trump critics within the GOP, the midterms could prove to be the beginning of the end for election denial within the Republican Party.
“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates.Last month’s midterms were the first national election since the emergence of the “Stop the Steal” movement within the Republican Party. With the GOP performing well below its own expectations in key races across the country, the future of election denial conspiracy theories within the party has come into question.
Although a large number of those election-denying candidates won in safe red districts, most those who built their candidacies around denying the validity of the election lost key Senate and other statewide races, notably secretary of state positions overseeing future elections. They argue that the widespread failures of Trump-endorsed candidates in critical races across the country show that the GOP has to move on from election denial unless it wants to keep losing winnable races. Some also believe that the lack of post-election fraud claims from losing candidates, with the exception of Lake, demonstrates how the base’s fervor for “Stop the Steal” may only apply to the 2020 presidential contest and not translate to other elections.
“Leaders who are grounded in reality will run the 2024 presidential elections in key swing states, making it harder for Mr. Trump or another candidate to meddle with the democratic process.” — Editorial,“The cynicism of the election-denial movement is also a weakness, as this week has shown. When losing candidates don’t actually think elections are being stolen, they tend to go a little more quietly.
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