Ted Cruz is now on Fox News claiming that election officials in Philadelphia are "lawless," trying to conceal what's going on in order to potentially steal the election.
Utterly irresponsible.
"I'm frustrated that every time they close the doors and shut off the lights, they miraculously find more Democratic votes."
Cruz is angry, ranty, shouty.
Nearly like he's auditioning to replace Trump.
The contrast between highly responsible news anchors like Chris Wallace and completely irresponsible pundits like Tucker and Hannity is really astounding.
Right now, the divide between the reality-based community and Trump's fantasy world runs straight through Fox News.
Net Gingrich up next:
Says he's the angriest he has been in six decades of public life.
"You have a group of corrupt people who have such absolute contempt for the American people [that they] think they can steal the presidency."
The rats aren't fleeing the sinking ship yet.
(Newt.)
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Donald Trump’s defeat suggests that the first draft of history—written by pundits, politicians, and political scientists over the past four years—was unduly pessimistic.
Over the past years, many Americans—including not only the president's supporters, but perhaps especially his opponents—concluded that he has revealed the "true" face of the United States.
But that is far too simple.
Trump caused staggering suffering and subjected the country’s democratic institutions to a frightening test.
But today, America accomplished a rare feat: to defeat an authoritarian populist at the polls.
This is a testament to the strength of the country's people institutions.
I'm starting to feel pretty damn good about America today.
Is this the grand univocal rejection of Trumpism many of us hoped for? No.
But the United States is doing better than Poland, Hungary, Turkey, India and so many other countries that were in a similar predicament.
It's time to take yes for an answer!
Why am I so much more optimistic today? Because of my baseline.
I've been arguing for years that populists have broad support and are a grave threat to democracy around the world. The fight will go on after today. That shouldn't be surprising.
It’s now difficult to remember how outlandish the position that "established" democracies could come under threat once was.
When Roberto Foa and I first showed a famous mentor our paper on deconsolidation, he strongly disagreed with the idea that democracy might be in danger.
But now, pessimism has become fashionable:
Pundits routinely warn of an impending civil war or worry that Donald Trump will carry out a putsch.
Yes, some Dems are too reluctant to oppose left-wing political violence and call out Antifa.
And yes, some on the left are too willing to support censorship in social media, advocate for employees to be fired for conservative views, and to cheer on attacks on free speech.
But..
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Trump presents a serious danger to constitutional values.
His bark is much, much louder than his bite. But his actual actions in office have also been utterly unacceptable.
Any voter genuinely concerned about the rise of illiberal forces must wish to remove him from office.