The Wall Street Journal editors released a scathing op-ed on Sunday condemning the Republican “stunt” to challenge the president-elect Joe Biden
Joe BidenCotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose election counting Trump to give Nunes Medal of Freedom: Hogan reports lawmakers ‘plan’ to reverse election results ‘makes a mockery of our system’ MOREThe Electoral College victory, warning that the move could cause lasting damage to the country and the party.
The Electoral College gamble isn’t going to work this week because House Democrats don’t want to go, but imagine if Republicans ran the House and did. Eighty-one million Americans who voted for Mr. Biden would be stolen by an insider plan. The political response would be volcanic, and understandable, ”the editorial wrote.
More than 100 House members and at least 12 senators said they will formally oppose the Electoral College count on Wednesday, citing the Electoral Count Act of 1887.
The Journal’s editorial board deemed the Republican attempt “unconstitutional”, saying the law does not “allow Congress to reconsider the decision of state selectors.”
“By extending this bill for a partisan exercise, the Republicans are also giving Democrats more ammunition to use in their campaign to overthrow the electoral college in favor of a direct popular vote,” it wrote. “This is the fire Republicans play with, regardless of their political calculations.”
The board noted that two of the Republican senators, Sen. Josh Hawley
Joshua (Josh) David Hawley Cotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose the number of elections McCarthy says he supports efforts to challenge the electoral college’s results. GOP senators are facing criticism in the wake of election college voting challenges (Ma.) And Sen. Ted Cruz
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“But the price of this showboating will be more political cynicism, and a precedent that the Democrats will certainly exploit in the wake of some future final elections,” the editorial wrote.
The attempt is also a “bad political strategy” to get the Republican Party back to power within four years, they added.
By pleasing Mr. Trump, Republicans help him divide the party and remain as a potential kingmaker. This could hurt their very good chance of retaking the House in 2022, ”the board wrote. As for 2024, good luck trying to find his support. He could run for the nomination again or, if he lost, run out despite his or her third candidate and guarantee a win for Kamala Harris
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The “main culprit” behind the move is President Trump
Donald Trump Cotton Breaks With Conservative Peers Who Will Oppose Elections Counting Trump To Give Nunes Medal of Freedom: Reports Hogan Says Lawmakers’ ‘Plan’ to Undo Election Results’ Makes a Mocking of Our System ‘MORE, according to the Journal’s editors, “which refuses to accept responsibility for defeat” even after courts across the country have rejected attempts by its lawyers to challenge the results.
“Recall that he also claimed that the result of the Iowa caucus was stolen in 2016 when he lost to Ted Cruz,” the board wrote. He now spins conspiracy theories and election falsehoods every day Twitter. He doesn’t care what damage he does in promoting the myth of his victory. The damage is spreading as Mr. Trump puts pressure on other Republicans to take up his lost cause. “
The editors concluded by saying that there was “good news” in the debacle – Republicans who stand up for “proper constitutional conservatism.”
My thanks also to senators Mitch McConnell
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John Randolph ThuneCotton Breaks With Conservative Colleagues Who Will Oppose Electoral College Senate Democrats Rebuke GOP Colleagues Who Say They Will Oppose Electoral College Results 11 Senate Republicans Say They Will Oppose Electoral College Results Wednesday LAKE (RS.D), Ben Sasse
Ben Sasse GOP senators face criticism in the wake of challenges to electoral college vote Cruz says people accusing him of sedition should “ calm down ” Toomey, Murkowski to oppose the GOP’s efforts to match the election results. to fight MORE (R-Neb.) Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker Bipartisan Senators Group: Election Is Over Southwest Airlines says it will not grant workers leave after Trump signs an emergency bill. Former Mississippi Governor William Winter dies at 97 MORE (R-Miss.), Mr. (Pat) Toomey (R-Pa.), Among others, who appear ready to support the election results, as the constitution advises. Their voices this week will look even better in the long light of history. “