Former President Donald Trump declared the 2020 election fraudulent before he even officially lost, but how long will this accusation hold the Republican Party captive? In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains why his Party continues to be mesmerized by the “Big Lie” that the 2020 race was stolen, despite countless facts suggesting otherwise. SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: Texas is the latest frontier in the voting rights fight https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/31/politics/what-matters-texas-voting-bill/index.html After drastic changes made behind closed doors, and an overnight debate, Texas Senate approves voting bill https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/30/texas-voting-restrictions-senate/ William Barr says there is no evidence of widespread fraud in presidential election https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/01/politics/william-barr-election-2020/index.html Former acting defense secretary to say he worried about appearance of 'military coup' at US Capitol on January 6 https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/11/politics/capitol-riot-miller-coup-rosen-testimony/index.html Trump and his allies filed more than 40 lawsuits challenging the 2020 election results. All of them failed. https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-lawsuits-election-results-2020-11 The Supreme Court was *never* going to hand the election to Donald Trump https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/08/politics/scotus-pennsylvania-supreme-court-donald-trump/index.html Supreme Court rejects Texas' and Trump's bid to overturn election https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/politics/supreme-court-texas-trump-biden/index.html Election Fraud in America https://votingrights.news21.com/interactive/election-fraud-database/ A comprehensive investigation of voter impersonation finds 31 credible incidents out of one billion ballots cast https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/08/06/a-comprehensive-investigation-of-voter-impersonation-finds-31-credible-incidents-out-of-one-billion-ballots-cast/ In 5-Year Effort, Scant Evidence of Voter Fraud https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/washington/12fraud.html There have been just four documented cases of voter fraud in the 2016 election https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/01/0-000002-percent-of-all-the-ballots-cast-in-the-2016-election-were-fraudulent/ Man Charged for Voting as Dead Mother for Trump in 3rd Case of Voter Fraud in Pennsylvania https://www.newsweek.com/man-charged-voting-dead-mother-trump-3rd-case-voter-fraud-pennsylvania-1556553 Fourteen states have enacted 22 new laws making it harder to vote https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/28/politics/voter-suppression-restrictive-voting-bills/index.html Despite Pandemic Challenges, 2020 Election Had Largest Increase in Voting Between Presidential Elections on Record https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/04/record-high-turnout-in-2020-general-election.html Could 2020 be the highest turnout election in a century? https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/26/politics/2020-election-turnout-eligible-voters/index.html https://twitter.com/StevenTDennis/status/1090660773284757504 https://twitter.com/JacquesCalonne/status/1244650196023173123 About me: I was named "best dressed" in 7th grade. That, along with being CNN's editor at large and author of the daily "Point" newsletter are my proudest achievements. Look for me here every Tuesday and Thursday to find out what’s really going down in politics. CREDITS Writer: Chris Cillizza Producer: Moira Donohue The Point Editor: Leigh Munsil Video Editor: Michelle Cho Follow Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cillizzac/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cillizzacnn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.cillizza/ Subscribe to The Point newsletter: https://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/the-point-with-chris-cillizza?source=Point_Youtube. #CNN #Cillizza #Trump