The Big Lie and The Midterms

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🗓️ 26 May 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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In Pennsylvania, a candidate falsely claiming election fraud in 2020 prevailed in a crowded Republican primary for governor. But in Georgia, two incumbents — the governor and the secretary of state — beat back challenges from “stop the steal” opponents. Is re-litigating the 2020 election a vote winner for Republicans? Or is it increasingly becoming a losing issue? Guest: Reid J. Epstein, a politics reporter for The New York Times who covers campaigns and elections.

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0:40.5	This morning results in some big primary races giving new insight into how much cloud
0:46.2	former President Trump continues to have.
0:49.2	This week's Republican primaries in Georgia seem to represent a major setback for Donald
0:55.9	Trump's attempts to put false claims of election fraud at the center of this year's midterms.
1:02.7	Governor Brian Kemp sail to victory despite Trump calling for his ouster after he refused
1:06.8	to get in the way of the 2020 election results.
1:09.0	I spoke to my colleague, politics reporter Reid Epstein, about whether re-litigating the
1:15.2	2020 election is becoming a losing issue for Republicans.
1:25.5	This Thursday, May 26th.
1:32.5	Reid.
1:36.8	As the midterm election season began, the big question was just how much Donald Trump's
1:42.6	false claims that he had won the 2020 presidential election would animate Republican voters and
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