Opinion

The Big Lie Is the South’s New Lost Cause

PAST IS PROLOGUE

Of the 117 Republicans currently running for re-election who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election, 70 are from Southern states.

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A photo illustration showing a Confederate flag and Trump 2024 flag.
Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images

In the three years since armed insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, Donald Trump and his allies have rewritten history to portray the rioters as patriots seeking to prevent an illegitimate government from taking power.

The Jan.

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