Roger Stone coined the phrase "Stop the Steal" in the 2016 campaign

[Budi]

From CNN Article ~ Nov 2020

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/11/13/business/stop-the-steal-disinformation-campaign-invs/index.html

But while Stop the Steal may sound like a new 2020 political slogan to many, it did not emerge organically over widespread concerns about voting fraud in President Donald Trump's race against Joe Biden.
It has been in the works for years.

Its origin traces to Roger Stone, a veteran Republican operative and self-described "dirty trickster" whose 40-month prison sentence for seven felonies was cut short by Trump's commutation in July.

Stone's political action committee launched a "Stop the Steal" website in 2016 to fundraise ahead of that election, asking for $10,000 donations by saying, "If this election is close, THEY WILL STEAL IT."

He first trotted out the slogan during the 2016 primaries -- claiming a "Bush-Cruz-Kasich-Romney-Ryan-McConnell faction" was attempting to steal the Republican nomination from Donald Trump -- before re-upping Stop the Steal for the general election.

"Donald Trump thinks Hillary Clinton and the Democrats are going to steal the next election," his website said that October.

Stop the Steal briefly resurfaced around the midterms in 2018 -- with Republicans employing the hashtag during a recount in a neck-and-neck Florida race for U.S. Senate -- but it wasn't until 2020 that it really caught fire.
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[StatGirl]

1. One of Trump's lies to his crowd was that they had invented the term themselves

Another unnecessary, stupid lie -- that the phrase had arisen organically from the mob.

It's pretty obvious that it was being professionally pushed. His crowd loves three syllable phrases: "You Ess Ay!" "Lock Her Up!" "Stop The Steal!" "Two Legs Bad!"

[Budi]

2. Bumper Sticker slogans. Easy to remember & fit in a limited text posting.

"You Ess Ay!" "Lock Her Up!" "Stop The Steal!" "Two Legs Bad!"

"Establishment!, Wall Street!, Benghazi!
IT'S RIGGED!"

Bumper Sticker Slogans tailor made for campaign signage, social media text, and rally chants.
With no further explanation necessary, as to Where, How, Why or What it refers to.

[Scurrilous]

3. His sidekicks were in on it too.

Wikileaks urged the Trump campaign to challenge the results of the 2016 election (11/13/2017)

https://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-urged-trump-to-contest-the-2016-election-results-if-he-lost-2017-11?IR=T

[Budi]

4. Yes. And it's telling who's now crying for the release of Julian Assange

The disgraced Glen Greenwald & his old Intercept propaganda movers are the loudest voices begging for, 'Free Assange'.

They moved Assange's RU propaganda message into the mainstream media as tho it was factual, because it benefitted their campaign mission.
It was not factual. It was there by design.

Assange-Wikileaks

[DSandra]

5. I have to post this again, from 2016

[BlueIdaho]

6. Is it any wonder Roger was pardoned just in time

To coordinate the insurrection in DC?