“There are 2 stories of the radicalization of the pro-Trump wing of the [GOP].” One is “slower moving & arguably starts during the 1990s…” The other “begins on 9/7/20, when polling [showed] that Trump’s path to reelection faced significant challenges.” 1/ splcenter.org/hatewatch/2021…
“Far-right influencers such as Jack Posobiec and Ali Alexander used right-tilting social media giant Twitter to start pushing the five-year-old Roger Stone-inspired hashtag #StoptheSteal.” 2/
3/ “The laws restrict the number of available polling places, increase the likelihood that officials purge voter rolls under false pretenses, drastically affect mail-in voting, and shrink election day hours.”
4/ “Republicans also purged election boards in swing states such as Georgia, and replaced election officials with partisans who can exert influence the way those votes are counted.”
5/ “They have targeted nonpartisan election officials around the country in campaigns to destroy personal reputations, for the purpose of installing pro-Trump loyalists.”
6/ “Trump himself has also used his prodigious influence in the party to drive out Republicans he perceives to be disloyal and replace them with proponents of his Big Lie.”
7/ This is another great piece by @MichaelEHayden for @splcenter. I highly recommend following both, & reading everything they publish.
8/ As an aside, I believe the Trump campaign knew that Trump’s chances for reelection were in serious trouble as early as August 20, 2020, when Trump made that odd campaign stop in Old Forge, PA. nationaljournal.com/s/709328/many-…
9/ I’ve wondered if @January6thCmte has subpoenaed the Trump campaign’s internal polling data to see if they really expected Trump to win re-election without an insurrection.
10/ Anyway, back to post 1. Trump knew or should have known that he was likely to lose. Seems relevant to the insurrection, yes? @January6thCmte
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