We should be very very concerned about what will happen next cycle given Republicans actions this year. The refusal of Republican elected officials and Trump voters to accept the results of the election very frightening. I'm not sure a coup is the right word (many are using the word "coup" in describing what is happening. I'm not comfortable using the word "coup" or the word "treason" which some have used. I think Republicans are taking actions in line with authoritarian or fascist regimes. Unfortunately, some are trying to "both sides" this issue pointing to Senator Barbara Boxer's objection to the 2004 Election certification and several members of Congress objecting to the 2016 results. Both are very different from the Republicans are doing now. In 2004, John Kerry conceded and in 2016, Hillary Clinton conceded and then Vice President Biden shut down the objections in Congress. Al Gore also conceded after the controversial 2000 elections. A lot of the Republican Party refuse to accept Biden as President-elect and a significant number of Republicans attempted to overturn and challenge the election. These situations are not the same. Another two points, I've been hearing is that Democrats will take similar action in the future, but this seems to be a distraction from what Republicans are doing NOW. The other argument is that Raffesnperger, Congressman Adam Kinzinger, and other Republicans put their careers on the line to oppose Trump and should be praised for it. Raffesnperger wants to make it harder for people to vote and Kinzinger did not vote to impeach Trump (when opposing Trump really mattered). Should public officials deserve praise for upholding the Constitution and democratic norms or are they just doing their jobs as we should expect them to? Does that "cancel out" or "erase" their past actions? I think we should have very high standards, but some may disagree.
For the Georgia Senate runoffs, my original assumption was that Republicans would narrowly win the runoffs, but now I think Democrats may be slightly favored to win. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I think a key world is missing after probably, great cliffhanger.
"My advice is to go into Tuesday thinking that the Democrats will probably, but don’t be surprised if either party sweeps the races — even by pretty large margins. All these data are little more than tea leaves in this environment"
Elliott,
We should be very very concerned about what will happen next cycle given Republicans actions this year. The refusal of Republican elected officials and Trump voters to accept the results of the election very frightening. I'm not sure a coup is the right word (many are using the word "coup" in describing what is happening. I'm not comfortable using the word "coup" or the word "treason" which some have used. I think Republicans are taking actions in line with authoritarian or fascist regimes. Unfortunately, some are trying to "both sides" this issue pointing to Senator Barbara Boxer's objection to the 2004 Election certification and several members of Congress objecting to the 2016 results. Both are very different from the Republicans are doing now. In 2004, John Kerry conceded and in 2016, Hillary Clinton conceded and then Vice President Biden shut down the objections in Congress. Al Gore also conceded after the controversial 2000 elections. A lot of the Republican Party refuse to accept Biden as President-elect and a significant number of Republicans attempted to overturn and challenge the election. These situations are not the same. Another two points, I've been hearing is that Democrats will take similar action in the future, but this seems to be a distraction from what Republicans are doing NOW. The other argument is that Raffesnperger, Congressman Adam Kinzinger, and other Republicans put their careers on the line to oppose Trump and should be praised for it. Raffesnperger wants to make it harder for people to vote and Kinzinger did not vote to impeach Trump (when opposing Trump really mattered). Should public officials deserve praise for upholding the Constitution and democratic norms or are they just doing their jobs as we should expect them to? Does that "cancel out" or "erase" their past actions? I think we should have very high standards, but some may disagree.
For the Georgia Senate runoffs, my original assumption was that Republicans would narrowly win the runoffs, but now I think Democrats may be slightly favored to win. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
-Elliot
I think a key world is missing after probably, great cliffhanger.
"My advice is to go into Tuesday thinking that the Democrats will probably, but don’t be surprised if either party sweeps the races — even by pretty large margins. All these data are little more than tea leaves in this environment"