In Stopping the Steal, Dan Reed illustrates how the attempts to subvert the 2020 election were both dangerous and insidious, starting on election night and escalating thereafter. The documentary highlights the precarious nature of democracy during this period, showing that the true peril lay in the calculated efforts by those in power to inject confusion and dissent into the electoral process, undermining the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s victory before it was even confirmed by mainstream media.
Reed emphasizes that while January 6 is often viewed as the climax of this crisis, the preceding months reveal a more alarming truth: the systematic efforts to undermine the electoral process were actively pursued by Trump and his allies, often clashing with local Republican officials who upheld their duty to safeguard democracy. These machinations introduced a level of uncertainty that threatened the integrity of the system, reflecting a broader strategy that could have led to severe repercussions for the nation’s democratic framework.
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