Opinion by Eugene Robinson: The 2022 midterms are the most important of my lifetime
, which was decided by a handful of votes in Florida and an intervention by the Supreme Court. But they plastered “Not My President” slogans on their bumpers and T-shirts, rather than attempting an actual insurrection.The Republicans who pledge to ensure that nothing like the 2020 election ever happens again are serious. Their bloviation about ensuring “election integrity” in the future is a front for a more sinister agenda.
The rhetoric of election denial is pure demagoguery, but with real-world menace. In at least two swing states — Arizona and Nevada — true-believer Republican candidatesJoe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump have a good chance of being elected secretary of state, putting them in charge of elections. If they win and the 2024 results are not to their liking, they may simply not accept them.
At least when it comes to elections, Republicans still feel the need for some sort of fig leaf. In other areas, the party has abandoned all sense of decency.The GOP has decayed to the point at which its leaders cannot bestir themselves even to condemnby Sen. Tommy Tuberville , who said Democrats were “pro-crime” and portrayed African Americans as “the people that do the crime.”
It is too facile to blame all of this on Trump. True, many Republicans are paying lip service to the “stolen election” lie because they fear Trump will turn the GOP base against them and end their political careers. Others saw an opportunity when Trump proved that crudeness and cruelty were no obstacle to political success.
Rep. Liz Cheney recently recounted a telling anecdote told from the Republican cloakroom on Jan. 6, 2021, when an unnamed GOP colleague came in and signed papers objecting to the election results. Cheney said the fellow House member muttered: “The things we do for orange Jesus.”That’s self-deception. Trump’s acolytes do have a choice, if not courage or decency. Shame on them for undermining the nation’s faith in the democratic process for personal gain. Vital issues are at stake on Election Day.
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