For all of their talk about ‘our democracy’ Democrats have a horrible track record when it comes to certifying Republican wins. They usually object and that’s what everyone expected today.
Surprisingly, that didn’t happen today, and it was the first time since 1988. Can you believe it?
Here’s an important flashback:
Flashback : Trump lawyers show video of Democrats objecting to certifying his election in 2017. https://t.co/VlT7z8v2lm pic.twitter.com/EiJQh0x5Kh
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) February 12, 2021
Everything was different this time.
WJLA News reported:
Congress certifies Trump’s election victory with no objections
Lawmakers in Congress quickly certified President-elect Donald Trump’s November election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in an objection-free ceremony that sets the stage for him to return to the White House in two weeks.
The largely ceremonial event inched the country one step closer to the culmination of Trump’s return to power after leaving office in defeat following the Capitol riot four years ago that had some Republicans questioning whether to find a new person to lead the party forward.
Congress quickly certified Trump’s 312-226 Electoral College victory over Harris with no objections, two weeks before Trump returns to the White House on Jan. 20 and become the country’s 47th president…
The certification was overseen by Harris, who is constitutionally obligated to preside over the joint session of Congress to formally count the Electoral College votes, another blunt reminder of her election loss to Trump. She has mostly stayed out of public view since losing the election as she weighs what the future holds for her, including another potential presidential run.
People noted the historic aspect on Twitter/x.
Today was the first time that not a single Congressional Democrat objected to the victory of a Republican presidential candidate since 1988.
— Jeremiah Poff (@JJ_Poff) January 6, 2025
This is the first time Democrats have accepted a presidential election they lost since 1988. (e.g. in 2000 they said Bush via SCOTUS was “selected, not elected”; in 2004, claimed Karl Rove rigged Ohio voting machines; in 2016 alleged Trump stole by colluding with Russia etc etc)
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) January 6, 2025
I must thank the democrat party for finally accepting the results of an election for the first time in my life.
— Benton Howser (@bentonhowser) January 6, 2025
It truly was ‘too big to rig’ this time and everyone seems to know it.