Republicans who embraced conspiracy theories about the 2020 election are now asking their supporters to trust the system enough to vote for them.
Republican David Perdue has made election fraud the centerpiece of his run for Georgia governor. But if he hopes to win in, his supporters will have to use the same democratic system he says they shouldn’t trust.
For GOP contenders, it’s a tricky calculus. If they continue spreading former President Trump’s lies that the election was stolen, they risk undermining faith in democracy and having their supporters stay at home. But those who reject Trump’s false claims face the wrath of the former president and his supporters, who wield sizable influence in many GOP primaries.The tactic of campaigning on a distrust of democracy can confuse voters on whether their vote matters or not.
Beutler is one of 10 House Republicans who supported Trump’s second impeachment. She also voted to certify Biden’s election victory, making her a major target for Trump and his supporters.before the first votes were even cast, saying he would only accept the results if he was the victor. He’s spent the last year and a half repeating those same claims, despite an absence of evidence. Now, he’s using his power within the GOP to punish candidates for being insufficiently loyal.
Georgia is perhaps the best example of how Trump’s self-serving conspiracy theories continue to resonate with Republican voters, and the candidates hoping for their support. “Let’s give you some hope. In Virginia, we just elected a Republican governor using these same machines,” Perdue said. “How did we do it? Well, Trump told people, he said: ‘Look, they fixed some rules. We still use the machines. It’s not perfect yet, but we can overwhelm it if we all get out and vote.’”A new poll finds a growing sense of menace as Trump and followers press the “big lie” of a stolen 2020 election.
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