The GOP Can't Quit "Stop the Steal"

The GOP Can't Quit "Stop the Steal"

As Donald Trump has demonstrated, losing an election is no reason to admit you lost an election. In fact, in North Carolina, the Republican challenger, who lost a race for the state’s Supreme Court, is testing a bold new strategy of disqualifying ballots until he gets the result he wants. And if he succeeds, it could start a trend.


Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, Slate senior writer covering courts and the law.



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