'Big lie' still a big deal inside GOP grassroots: The Note

Twice this week alone, state and local Republican Party gatherings showcased the resonance of the "big lie" about the 2020 elections.

The TAKE with Rick Klein

Republicans in Washington want to be talking about gas prices or inflation, or the border and immigration, or crime, Ukraine, or just about anything President Joe Biden is focused on day to day.

But their friends and erstwhile supporters in the party's grassroots have something else top of mind. So does the most popular and prominent figure in the GOP of 2022.

Twice this week alone, state and local Republican Party gatherings showcased the resonance of the "big lie" about the 2020 election in ways that could wind up dictating the types of candidates and messaging the GOP puts forward.