What’s next for Trump voters who believe the election was stolen?
The reasons for doubting the outcome were many. Misinformation played a role. So did signaling by Republican leaders, first among them Trump. Updated: December 15, 2020 1:36:18 pm
Supporters of President Donald Trump rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, Dec. 12, 2020. Some supporters of President Trump are certain the election was fraudulent. Others arenÕt so sure. What becomes of their skepticism has important implications for American democracy. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)
Written by Sabrina Tavernise
Richard Everit walked with a heavy heart from his hotel to join a rally being held by President Donald Trump’s supporters near the White House on Saturday morning. The Supreme Court had rejected a lawsuit by Texas the night before, extinguishing what little hope he had left for the reelection of Trump, the man who had inspired the first vote of his life.
The Atlantic
Hurricanes in the Gulf, fires in the West, the coronavirus everywhere the country is a mess.
A firefighter near Monrovia Canyon Park, CaliforniaRingo Chiu / AFP / Getty
If you are reading this in the United States, you are experiencing a disaster maybe more than one. Hurricane Sally hammered Alabama and the Florida panhandle last week, submerging homes and leaving tens of thousands without power. The West Coast is still wreathed in smoke from its worst fire season ever by acres burned, during which entire towns have been incinerated. Coronavirus cases are spiking in Wisconsin, but major disasters are layered on top of the coronavirus pandemic everywhere. “For the first time in American history, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Seminole Tribe of Florida and five territories have been approved for major disaster declarations for the same event,” a FEMA spokesperson told me, via email. The entire country is literally a disaster area.
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