‘Really Disturbing’: Former GOP Strategist Says We Have to Anticipate Donald Trump Supporters Will Be Sore Losers and Attempt to ‘Burn Down’ Counting Centers In Black Communities

Stuart Stevens, once a leading GOP strategist, told MSNBC’s Cris Jansing on Tuesday Americans should not be surprised if Donald Trump supporters resort to violence to ensure his victory. Their likely targets: Black voters, said Stevens, Mitt Romney’s chief advisor during the Utah senator’s 2012 run for the presidency. WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 6: Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. – Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images) “You know, they can’t stop Blacks from voting anymore the way they did in the ’60s with the same kind of success, though with these voter challenges they’re going to try, and I think what is really to fear here is put yourself in the mindset that if the Trump campaign really doesn’t think it can win,& either the popular vote or Electoral College,” said Stevens, author of the 2020 confessional “It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump.” Trump’s strategy of appealing only to his base “makes no sense,” the veteran Republican strategist said. ‘He’s...