This Is What’s Keeping Me Up at Night

In hindsight, the contours of President Trump’s plan to steal the 2020 election were almost painfully obvious.

First, there was demonization. By casting Democrats as an existential threat to the nation (and to the evangelical church), Trump activated both the fear and the religious zeal of his most loyal supporters.

Second, once he’d cast his opponents as evil (or “demoncrats,” to use a term from the extreme religious........

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