This was and is a recipe for the death or at least mortal wounding of democracy in our country. In those 19 races, the Post asked the major party nominees recently (two months before the election) whether they would commit to accepting the result of the election if they duly authorized officials determined they had lost. Article continues after advertisementAll 19 of the Democratic nominees said they would accept the outcome if they lost. This year, multiple losing candidates could refuse to accept their defeats.”This is some scary poop for the future of the American experiment in democracy. The full Post piece can be accessed here, but I’m not sure if you need to be a subscriber to access it.

Source: Washington Post September 20, 2022 16:01 UTC