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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW WITH NEW MATERIAL Hts the bull's-eye. ?Publishers Weekly (starred review)
From the WHITE HOUSE BUREAU CHIEF OF POLITICO and the host of MSNBC''s WAY TOO EARLY comes a probing and illuminating analysis of the current state of American politics, democracy, and elections.
[Lemire] has done his homework. The Guardian
Jonathan Lemire uncovers that The Big Lie, as it's been termed, isn't just about the 2020 election. It''s become a political philosophy that has only further divided the two parties.
Donald Trump first tried it out in 2016, at an August rally in Ohio. He said that perhaps he wouldn't accept the election results in his race against Hillary Clinton, that the election was rigged. He didn't have to challenge the result that year, but the stage was set. When he lost in 2020, he started the lie back up again and to devastating results: an insurrection at the Capitol in January 2021.
