But we would have to decide if these were legit attempts to overthrow the election, or just political statements to feed the base. I think in 2020 the GOP wanted to overthrow, in 2004 the dems did not. I am not sure about the 2016 intentions of the dems.
One Democrat who comes up in this regard is Stacey Abrams, who raised questions about the fidelity of the 2018 Georgia governor's race, which she lost. Even in that case, to my knowledge this year she has not referred to Brian Kemp as being illegitimately elected.
IMHO, Stacey Abrams is not an election denier, but I understand the case.
I think it is much like Nixon's defeat in 1960 at Kennedy's hands. There actually are questions about that election and in Abrams case there are questions as well.
But, I'll tell ya, here's one rule that decent people should have: if your party is in power, please don't complain about rigged elections. When you look around the world you DO see a lot of rigged elections, but it is the party in power that is cheating to stay in power. Abrams was facing a GOP controlled process ...
I don't see any from 2016. The 2004 list is here:
https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll007.xml - and I think (?) it is clean. There might be one name from Ohio still in the house.
But we would have to decide if these were legit attempts to overthrow the election, or just political statements to feed the base. I think in 2020 the GOP wanted to overthrow, in 2004 the dems did not. I am not sure about the 2016 intentions of the dems.
One Democrat who comes up in this regard is Stacey Abrams, who raised questions about the fidelity of the 2018 Georgia governor's race, which she lost. Even in that case, to my knowledge this year she has not referred to Brian Kemp as being illegitimately elected.
IMHO, Stacey Abrams is not an election denier, but I understand the case.
I think it is much like Nixon's defeat in 1960 at Kennedy's hands. There actually are questions about that election and in Abrams case there are questions as well.
But, I'll tell ya, here's one rule that decent people should have: if your party is in power, please don't complain about rigged elections. When you look around the world you DO see a lot of rigged elections, but it is the party in power that is cheating to stay in power. Abrams was facing a GOP controlled process ...