Election deniers lost decisively in many of the most important election contests around the country. Threats to the peaceful transfer of power remain, but Tuesday’s results showed a clear repudiation of most candidates who showed disregard for democracy.
Before Election Day, HBO’s Bill Maher sounded a doleful note about the future of democracy.
“Democracy is on the ballot, and unfortunately it’s going to lose. And once it’s gone, it’s gone,” MaherHe predicted a 2024 presidential election in which former President Donald Trump loses once again but nevertheless manages to overturn the result with the help of Republicans elected to positions of authority in overseeing elections.
“This really is the crossing the Rubicon moment, when the election deniers are elected — which is often how countries slide into authoritarianism, not with tanks in the streets but by electing the people who then have no intention of ever giving it back,” Maher said. “The Republican up for Wisconsin governor just said if he’s elected, ‘Republicans will never lose another election.’ This is how it happens.
A man waves a Trump Won flag as people wait in line to enter the Turning Point Action rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on Aug. 19.
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