Why don’t Republicans stop pushing for the “Big Lie”

Elected Republicans are following Trump by repeating the lie that the election was stolen from him. In this latest episode of The Point, Chris Cillizza of CNN explains why these Republicans – they know the election was not stolen – continue with this and what he says about the GOP’s topicality. SOURCES AND READING:

https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1390355538215677959

Texas Bradford representative Kevin Brady has announced his retirement
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/politics/kevin-brady-retirement/index.html

Chris Wallace confronts the GOP representative: ‘Is stealing the election a lie?’
https://www.thedailybeast.com/chris-wallace-confronts-gop-rep-jim-banks-asks-him-is-it-a-lie-the-election-was-stolen

Why do they offer mainstream news platforms to Republicans who lie about the 2020 election?
https://www.vox.com/2021/2/22/22295243/steve-scalise-abc-this-week-jon-karl-2020-election-lies-trump

William Barr says there is no evidence of widespread fraud in the presidential election
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/01/politics/william-barr-election-2020/index.html

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/desk/desk-hgnfasttbf/

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