Top congressional Democrats are throwing a tantrum at the mere thought of facing a Trump victory in the 2024 election, with some refusing to even commit to certifying the results. This is rich, considering these same members have perfected the art of questioning election legitimacy over the years. Jamie Raskin, the hipster of the House Oversight Committee, finds himself in a bit of a hypocrisy trap as he backtracks on his earlier claims about the 2016 election. Once a staunch critic of Trump’s legitimacy, he is now scratching his head over whether he will accept a clear and fair Trump win—if that’s even possible in his world.
Raskin’s fears of a Trump win have spiraled into what can only be described as wild speculation about civil unrest. He seems to have his popcorn ready as he ponders Congress potentially invalidating a Trump election victory. Perhaps the notion of the Supreme Court being involved has left him feeling slighted and burdened. One has to wonder if he’s just trying to pump up his drama quotient or if he’s actually plotting an action plan that raises eyebrows.
Meanwhile, Jim McGovern chimed in, but only after hedging his bets with some vague statements about potential certification, depending on whether “everything goes the way we expect.” One could almost picture him anxiously checking his crystal ball for favorable fortune-telling while he sips his herbal tea. As McGovern, just like Raskin, was one of the “objectors” during Trump’s 2017 inauguration, it’s clear many Democrats seem to have a hard time moving on from the past.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who never met a Republican presidency she couldn’t object to, has a mysterious fear of “shenanigans” that Trump might orchestrate. It’s amusing to see the lengths Democrats will go to ensure they sound intelligent while questioning the integrity of elections—despite a well-documented history of their own doubts cast on various elections, particularly those involving Republicans. Let’s face it, from Gore to Clinton, Democrats have been recycling their concerns about “stolen” or “fraudulent” elections for decades.
Then there’s Vice President Kamala Harris, who appears to be playing the silent game. While she has harshly criticized Republicans who dared to question the 2020 election results, she hasn’t answered whether she’d honor a Trump victory. This dance of “will they, won’t they” raises eyebrows as the Democratic Party’s history of undermining election legitimacy comes crawling back. In a fittingly ironic twist, the party that has relentlessly branded Republicans as “election deniers” has found itself in a precarious situation of their own making, waving the banner of doubt once more. After all, Democrats, with their long-winded saga of contesting election outcomes, may have just outdone themselves by flipping from objectors to preemptive doubters with remarkable ease.
