Article 5EQHN Republicans continue to embrace Trump's election lie at rightwing summit

Republicans continue to embrace Trump's election lie at rightwing summit

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Sam Levine in New York
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Conservative gathering in Florida has seven sessions this year focused on voter fraud and election-related issues

Republicans have continued to embrace the myth of a stolen election the annual rightwing conclave of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), underscoring how the party continues to sustain the baseless idea months after Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 race and the deadly assault on the Capitol.

This year's gathering of some of the party's most fervent supporters has a staggering seven sessions focused on voter fraud and election-related issues. Several have inflammatory titles. Other culprits, why judges and media refuse to look at the evidence," was the name of one panel discussion on Friday. The left pulled the strings, covered it up, and even admits it," was another. Failed states (GA, PA, NV, oh my!)" is the title of another scheduled for this weekend.

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