Charoite (01-06-2021)
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https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/93573...s-what-changedA refusal to concede isn't a new concept to Georgia. The 2018 Democratic candidate for governor, Stacey Abrams, also refused to concede to her Republican opponent, Brian Kemp.
Abrams had stayed quiet for 10 days after the election while her campaign focused on getting more absentee and provisional ballots counted. Then she called a press conference at which she made a careful statement: "I acknowledge that former Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be certified as the victor in the 2018 gubernatorial election."
However, she declared, this was "not a speech of concession."
Kemp's duties at the time included overseeing the election. Abrams had been loudly critical of his policies and doubled down on those criticisms in the speech.
"You see, I'm supposed to say nice things and accept my fate. They will complain that I should not use this moment to recap what was done wrong or to demand a remedy," she said. "And I will not concede because the erosion of our democracy is not right."
At the time, Kemp's communications director, Ryan Mahoney called the nonconcession a "disgrace to democracy." Mahoney remains a senior strategist for now-Gov. Kemp.
"I think the one thing that was very clear, which is different than I think what we're seeing now, is that the numbers were undeniable," Mahoney said.
Abrams lost by nearly 55,000 votes and never did concede.
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/05/95288...nts-in-historyOn that January day in 2001, a procession of Democratic House members, including a dozen members of the Congressional Black Caucus, protested during the joint session. They spoke of alleged voter suppression in communities of color and said the votes that were cast had been miscounted. They begged for at least one senator to join them so as to force a debate and a vote on the Florida electors.
Four years later, the January 2005 joint session of Congress heard the Electoral College result from Bush's reelection over Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts (who did not attend). A House member of Ohio, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, rose to object to the count from her state. It mattered, because without Ohio's electoral votes, Bush would not have had the 270 needed to win.
Jones said there had been irregularities and defects in her state, including a lack of voting sites in communities of color. She was supported by Sen. Barbara Boxer, a Democrat from California. The House and Senate separated, debated for two hours and voted to accept the Ohio count as reported. Boxer's was the only vote to the contrary in the Senate.
In 2017, several members objected to the acceptance of the electoral vote for Trump. "Mr. President, I object because people are horrified," said Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif.
I'm also old enough to remember "selected not elected", "hail to the theif" and ohio diebold conspiracies.
Oh yeah, not to mention leftist terrorists occupying city councils and burning to the ground multiple police stations over the summer.
Same shit, different day.
Liberals, you are on notice, if you try to pack the court, watch out.
MAGA!!!!!!!!
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Charoite (01-06-2021)
cancel2 2022 (01-06-2021), Into the Night (01-06-2021), Peace n Safety (01-06-2021)
Facts JPP won't like? You mean like the fact that the administrator comes here mostly to shitpost anymore? And by your own admission, I might add.
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jade if you ever shit up my thread again i'll perma ban you from them. i dont care about your manbaby opinions and your general hysterics
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Niche Political Commentor (01-06-2021)
KEK. Certain someone has taken the bait.
Most everyone shitposts here at times but you don't do much else lately though. Maybe it's the fact a quarter to a half the forum is shitposting anymore, but it's so boring. Even Legion seems strapped and literally made the same discussion 4 or 5 times.
AProudLefty (01-06-2021)
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cancel2 2022 (01-06-2021)
and I actually did tom. Literally in this thread. what are you talking about
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cancel2 2022 (01-06-2021)
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cancel2 2022 (01-07-2021)
can someone explain to me why the above democrats weren' inciting terrorism sedition? is the only difference that trump was more successful at it?
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