Right-wingers have been setting up the narrative that Donald Trump cannot possibly lose the presidential election — which sets up another narrative that if Trump does, n fact, lose, it will be because of election fraud. Wayne Allyn Root set up the narratives succinctly in his Sept. 20 WorldNetDaily column:
I have the solution to what’s coming on Nov. 5. But President Donald Trump needs to act fast. He must make this high-profile, controversial, headline-grabbing announcement today!
Trump is winning an electoral landslide. We all know that. In every poll that I think is credible and historically accurate, Trump is leading in the popular vote nationwide and winning by an even bigger margin in each battleground state. Which adds up to an electoral landslide.
I say Trump is winning. But will his lead hold up to the vast array of ways I predict Democrats will cheat? They have allegedly rigged this election 1,000 ways to Sunday.
It’s past time for any semblance of debate about whether the election is rigged. ABC TV moderators actually had the gall to ask President Trump about a rigged election in the middle of a rigged debate. With the whole country watching.
That’s the definition of audacity meets insanity.
Root offered no evidence that Trump is winning the election at all, let alone at landslide levels. But even Root isn’t secure in that alleged margin, which is why he’s demanding that Trump do something he’s highly reluctant to do — spend his own money to push that narrative:
President Trump is rich. Filthy rich. He is a billionaire business mogul.
What’s $100 million to a billionaire like Trump? How about $200 million? It’s like you and me taking $20 out of our wallet.
So, Mr. President, it’s time to offer up just a fraction of your fortune to stop the steal. The country is on the line. Capitalism is on the line. Our children’s futures are on the line. And of course, your personal freedom is on the line.
Please announce you are putting up $100 million, or $200 million or $500 million (by passing the bucket among your wealthy friends at Mar-a-Lago), for a reward fund.
To pay rewards of millions of dollars to anyone willing to come forward and confess, who is an active participant in the rigging of this election.
They must know where the bodies are buried.
They must be key players in the steal. They must be not just witnesses, but guilty of participating themselves. They must be willing to sign sworn affidavits and appear at press conferences. It must lead to convictions.
But they can get filthy rich. Rich enough for the rest of their lives. Rich enough to buy a mansion on the beach and sip margaritas for life.
Offer $100 million, or $200 million or $500 million, to richly reward any of these witnesses who can testify to the nation how Democrats are rigging this election.
Offer eye-popping money and they will come.
Actually, that eye-popping money is more likely to get people to make up stories to cash in than to reveal anything actually incriminating — after all, Trump has had four years to offer conclusive evidence for him, and he still hasn’t done it.
Root used his Oct. 18 column to spread a related conspiracy theory, that illegal immigrants are being let into the country solely to vote for Kamala Harris (never mind ,of course, that this is not actually happening and it’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote). But Root is not about to let the truth interfere with a good conspiracy theory and a little Trump-fluffing:
That’s all that stands between a smashing Trump victory, thereby saving America, securing the border and making America great again – 20 million illegal aliens voting for Democrats to avoid deportation.
So how do we stop it? I have a plan. There are two ways to go.
Choice No. 1 is go hardcore. Scare them so harshly, they won’t even think of taking a chance on voting. Trump should announce that when he takes office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement will target and track down every single illegal alien/noncitizen who voted. They will face 10 years in prison, a $100,000 fine, and then upon release from prison, instant deportation, with a lifetime ban – they can never apply to reenter the U.S.
Choice No. 2 is the carrot and the stick. Give them hope. Offer them a choice. Because if Trump says he will deport all of them, all 20-plus million, then perhaps some (or most) of them will think, “What do I have to lose? Either way, if Trump wins, I’m being kicked out of the country. So, I might as well take a chance to vote, and hope we defeat Trump.”
So why not give illegal aliens the threat of swift and harsh punishment, or “hope” if they make the right choice and stay out of this election?
I’ve come up with a creative plan that turns the tables on evil Democrats. And I’ve even tested this plan. I announced it on my Real America’s Voice TV show, “The Root Reaction,” gave out my email, and asked for thumbs up or down.
Over 1,000 viewers responded. The vote is in. They loved it: 99% positive response. Almost every one of them used the same words – they called it “brilliant” and “genius.”
Here’s the plan:
If they vote, they get prison, bankruptcy, deportation and a lifetime ban. But if they don’t vote, they have something to gain. An opportunity. A lifeline given to them by President Trump.
If they don’t vote, they get a one-year reprieve. They don’t get citizenship. Ever. But they get a work permit – good for exactly one year. By the end of that year, they must prove they have an on-the-books job and they pay taxes into the system.
If they do that, they can stay temporarily, with a work permit only. But they will never become citizens.
They will never be allowed to vote. Once they broke the law and illegally entered our country, they gave up the right to vote. Ever.
And they can never collect any form of welfare. All welfare for noncitizens must be banned on Day 1 of a Trump presidency.
If they commit any crime, they will be deported. End of story.
If they don’t meet those terms, they are deported.
If they don’t like that they are banned for life from ever being citizens, or ever voting, or ever receiving any form of welfare, they can self-deport.
Root concluded with one more bit of fearmongering:
If we elect Trump, we can worry about all the other details later. Right now, all that matters is stopping the steal.
Right now, all that stands between a massive, smashing victory and repudiation of Kamala Harris and Democrats is 20 million illegal aliens voting.
Which is something he has never proved is actually happening. Narrative before facts, remember?