Heads we win, tails you cheated
America’s battle over election laws
The conflict over democracy has escalated since Donald Trump’s exit from the White House
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FTER THE Republicans lost the presidential election in 2012, a period of gloomy introspection set in. The party commissioned an excoriating report. “Devastatingly, we have lost the ability to be persuasive with, or welcoming to, those who don’t agree with us,” it declared. The lesson the Republican Party learned from 2020 is different. There has been no comparable period of inquiry. Instead, the party has found another culprit for its disappointments widespread election fraud that it is now committed to rooting out.
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WASHINGTON (AP) For weeks, President Donald Trump has put America s democratic institutions under unprecedented strain as he fights to hold power despite losing his bid for reelection. But the institutions so far are holding firm.
On Monday, the Electoral College did its part, formally confirming President-elect Joe Biden s victory over Trump. Electors in all 50 states cast ballots that reflected the will of their voters, despite pressure from Trump to subvert the results.
“The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago, We now know nothing, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power, can extinguish that flame, Biden said shortly after the final electors cast their votes.
Trump’s bid to keep power could have lasting effect
Not since Reconstruction has there been more strain on America’s elections system, nor have so many voters been skeptical of the integrity of the vote count.
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Evan Halper and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times | 9:26 am, Dec. 15, 2020 ×
President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks introducing retired U.S. Army four-star General Lloyd J. Austin III as his nominee to serve as the 28th U.S. Secretary of Defense from the Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware on Wednesday, Dec. 9. U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris looks on from left and Gen. Austin looks on from the right. (Biden Transition via CNP / Abaca Press / TNS)