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...for another election denial, January 6th response from Trump.
The narrative at FOX (and no doubt other right wing media) is that Trump can't possibly lose this election. The only way he can lose is if the election is stolen from him. They point to the polls as evidence that he is sure to win.
All of this sets the stage for claims of election fraud IF Trump loses. And IF Trump loses, this time they may be better prepared to actually steal the election from the voters. We'll see.
Trump, allies are laying the groundwork to contest potential election lossMay 16 (Reuters) - Donald Trump and his allies are laying the groundwork to contest a potential loss in November, stoking doubts about the election's legitimacy even as opinion polls show the Republican presidential candidate leading in battleground states.
In recent interviews, Trump has refused to commit to accepting the election results. At his rallies, he has portrayed Democrats as cheaters, called mail-in ballots corrupt and urged supporters to vote in such large numbers to render the election "too big to rig."reuters.com - Trump allies are laying groundwork contest potential election lossThe cycle of lies that drove the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is again underway.
Five months before the 2024 election, claims that only fraud could explain a future Donald Trump defeat are already commonplace in the right-wing media ecosystem. Fox News stars and Trumpist influencers are priming their audiences to listen if Trump once again claims an election was “rigged” against him — and to come to his aid.
Twice last week, Greg Gutfeld told viewers of “The Five,” Fox News’ most-watched broadcast, that the public will only believe the 2024 results are legitimate if President Joe Biden loses.
“If they aren’t that worried that Joe’s going to lose, given his sorry state, what are they planning? What are they doing to save the day?” Gutfeld asked June 13. He added that if “by some weird, miraculous chance” Biden wins, “how do you convince anyone that’s real? Have they even thought of that?” He concluded, “Even the Dems behind the scenes better hope he doesn’t win because no one’s going to believe it.”WOW, that is crazy and irresponsible as hell. The polls are quite close, but FOX says Biden can only win “by some weird, miraculous chance”. Guess what effect this kind of 'reporting' has on the loony MAGA base.
yahoo.com - Opinion fox news helping trumpFOX is democracy poison.
