The Trump faithful continue to support the Big Lie, heart and soul

While the Democrats have been dithering and divided, the Trump forces have been hard at work. They have gerrymandered electoral districts, and at the state level passed legislation to suppress the vote. Although Biden has promised to fight for democracy, there is no chance he can get voter rights legislation through the Senate.
Pro-Trump mob, pictured Jan. 6, 2021, before storming the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill. America is in a bloody-minded mood and the numbers show it. In the most recent CNN poll, just 21 per cent of Americans said they think their country is going in the right direction. More frightening than that, more than 60 per cent of Americans of both parties think that the loser in the 2024 presidential election will resort to violence, writes Michael Harris. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
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BY MICHAEL HARRIS
January 10, 2022

HALIFAX—U.S. President Joe Biden has finally delivered his Hail Mary speech.

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