Rep. Jamie Raskin and a few of his coworkers told Axios they ca n’t say with certainty whether they will certify the results if former president Donald Trump wins the 2024 election despite repeatedly demonizing those who have questioned the results.
In an interview with Axios, Raskin claimed that he would “obviously take” the election results if it were a “free, honest, and fair election.” But he then claimed that he “definitely” does not take for granted that Trump did, as described by Politico, “use completely, fair and honest means to secure a success”.
Raskin added that Trump “is doing whatever he can to try to stifle the approach, whether it’s imposing other kinds of obstacles or controlling democratic institution works in Nebraska.”
For decades, Raskin and his fellow Democrats have consistently labeled Trump and anyone who questioned the effects of the 2020 election a” threat to republic” and an “insurrectionist”, but Raskin’s feedback signal that the whole “denying election results is a danger to democracy” gimmick may be falling by the wayside.
Raskin was n’t alone in his election denialism, with Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., who objected to the 2005 electors for George W. Bush, saying she does n’t trust Trump and that” we would have to, in any election … make sure that all the rules have been followed”.
In 2017, House Rules Committee Ranking Member Jim McGovern, who criticized Trump votes, said, “presuming all goes as we expect it to.”
” We have to see how it all happens”, McGovern told Politico, adding that he expects Democrats “would” confirm the benefits.
Election for is everything new for Democrats. In reality, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson was chosen as president by their expressive Jan. 6 Committee, but Thompson opposed Ohio’s approval of Bush’s victory. Raskin himself argued that” 10 of the 29 electoral votes cast by Florida were cast by electors not lawfully certified because they violated Florida’s prohibition against two officeholders” in opposition to the qualification of Trump’s defeat in 2017.
Liberals have resorted to lawfare and bullying to pressure Republicans into giving up their right to question difficult election administration despite their personal vote for.
Attorney General Merrick Garland boasted just that his company has prosecuted roughly 1,500 Americans for protesting the 2020 election and that others will encounter similar lawfare if they dare to question the governing body of the forthcoming election.
Republicans who question the operation of dubious election procedures are also known as poll “deniers” by the propaganda media and their Democratic allies. It’s a technique designed to solitude legitimate fears about election administration.
If Democrats had genuine cause to be concerned about the fairness of an election, they would likely be raising the alarm about illegal election practices at this time.
Consider, for instance, that the Georgia State Election Board found in May that Fulton County double-scanned more than 3, 000 vote during the 2020 presidential recall. Following the discovery of these untrustworthy vote practices, the State Election Board established a set of guidelines to ensure that all vote counts are completed before certification. Except Democrats, backed by Vice President Kamala Harris ‘ plan, have sued the table because of the new regulations. If Raskin is so deeply concerned about “fair” votes, surely he may support the status board’s efforts to ensure that all reasonable votes are counted, right?
Wrong. Otherwise, Raskin smeared the Georgia approach while speaking to Forbes.
“]Trump ] is doing whatever he can to …]manipulate ] vote count in Georgia”, Raskin reportedly said.
It’s because Raskin does n’t actually care about free and fair election practices. He is merely interested in denying Donald Trump a possible second term while also serving on a council that asked for people to be imprisoned for doing less than what Raskin tells Axios they would if Trump were to get this November.
Brianna Lyman is a journalist for The Federalist on votes. With a degree in International Political Economy, Brianna received her diploma from Fordham University. Her job has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Following Brianna on X: @briannalyman2