Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
Those eager to become Donald Trump’s running mate have come to an unfortunate conclusion: They almost certainly won’t make the Republican ticket if they say they’ll accept the 2024 election results. After all, the former president is refusing to commit to honoring the results — the same posture he adopted four years ago — so the GOP’s prospective vice presidents are sticking to the same script.
Third, the idea that there’s a parallel between Democratic responses to recent Republican presidential victories and Trump’s reaction to his 2020 defeat is so incredibly ludicrous, it’s incredible that Rubio chose to peddle the line on national television. Al Gore, for example, conceded in 2000. So did John Kerry in 2004. Hillary Clinton did the same thing on Election Night 2016. In each relevant instance, there was a peaceful transition of power from Democratic to Republican administrations.
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