“The Big Truth” with Major Garrett and David Becker

Major Garrett (CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent) and David Becker (Executive Director of The Center for Election Innovation and Research) talk with Ron Steslow about their new book, The Big Truth, the lies about the 2020 election, and how we can restore trust in our electoral system. 

(01:55) Why they decided to write the book now

(05:00) Setting the stakes for our current state of distrust in elections 

(08:57) How Trump supporters view the breakdown in democratic norms

(14:17) Why we can’t lose sight of the January 6 riot 

(24:00) How election denialism has changed electoral politics

(34:53) How the Federalist Papers predicted a Trump-like figure 

(38:42) The threat of pushing election deniers in primary elections 

(43:21) The “Big Truth” of the 2020 election

(57:10) How geographic sorting changes trust in elections 

(1:13:11) Where do we go from here? 

Follow Major, David, and Ron on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/MajorCBS

https://twitter.com/beckerdavidj

https://twitter.com/RonSteslow

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