1. What did ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos ask Senator Rand Paul to acknowledge as fact (both at the beginning and the end of their discussion)?

2. How did Senator Paul respond? (What did he say about the claims of voter fraud?)

3. a) What did Senator Paul point out about several secretaries of state?
b) What types of voter fraud did he say definitely occurred in the 2020 presidential election?

4. a) What does Mr. Stephanopoulos assert President Trump was “lying” about?
b) Why does Mr. Stephanopoulos think 75 percent of Republicans agree with Senator Paul [that we need to look at the integrity of the election]?
c) Do you agree with Stephanopoulos’ assertion? Explain your answer.
d) What do you think of Stephanopoulos’ idea that “Republicans” and “Trump supporters” are two different groups?

5. a) What problem does Sen. Paul describe in Wisconsin?
b) What does he plan to do about it?

6. Sen. Paul says, “I won’t be cowed by liberals in the media who say, there's no evidence here and you're a liar if you talk about election fraud. No, let's have an open debate. It’s a free country.” Do you agree or disagree?  Explain your answer.

7. How does Sen. Paul respond to Mr. Stephanopoulos’ insistence that he acknowledge Attorney General William Barr’s declaration that there was no widespread evidence of election fraud?

8. Before his career as a journalist, George Stephanopoulos was an advisor to the Democratic Party. He then became the communications director for Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign and subsequently became President Clinton’s White House press secretary and communications director. He is now chief anchor and political correspondent for ABC News.

Replying to his claim saying the election was stolen is “a big lie,” Sen. Paul said, “George, where you make a mistake is that people coming from the liberal side like you, you immediately say everything's a lie instead of saying there are two sides to everything.”

Mr. Stephanopoulos does not refute Sen. Paul's statement that he is “coming from the liberal side.” Should he have? Explain your answer.

9. Consider the following exchange:

Sen. Paul said, “…There are two sides to every story. Interview somebody on the other side, but don’t insert yourself into the story to say we’re all liars, because we do think there’s some fraud and the election needs to be fixed.”

Stephanopoulos replied, “there are not two sides to this story. This has been looked in every single state.”

Sen. Paul: “Sure there are. There are two sides to every story. George, you're forgetting who you are. You’re forgetting who you are as a journalist if you think there's only one side.

You're inserting yourself into the story to say I’m a liar because I want to look at election fraud and I want to look at secretaries of state who illegally changed the voter laws without the permission of their state legislatures. That is incontrovertible, it happened.

And you can't just sweep it under the rug and say, oh, nothing to see here, and everybody is a liar and you're a fool if you bring this up. You’re inserting yourself into the story. A journalist would hear both sides and there are two sides of a story.”

Stephanopoulos: “I’m standing by facts. There are not two sides to facts. I did not say this was a perfect election. I say the results were certified. I said it was not stolen. It is a lie.

a) Does Sen. Paul have a reasonable argument? Explain your answer.
b) Is Mr. Stephanopoulos, in his role as anchor/journalist, correct in refusing to acknowledge Sen. Paul’s points about election fraud? Explain your answer.

10. If you are (or were) one of the 75 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump and are concerned over the appearance of election fraud - and the courts’ refusal to even look at the evidence, how would you view ABC’s headline on the Rand Paul interview?

ABC News’ headline: “Sen. Rand Paul continues making false claims of 2020 election fraud”

11. Refusing to investigate the concerns of 75 million Trump voters (as well as some Democrats) over election fraud claims leads to mistrust. What is the best way for the states, the federal government, state governments and the courts to ensure all voters (Democrats, Republicans and Independents) trust the integrity of our election system?