DawgTalkers.net Forums Thread Like Summary - Republicans continue the narrative that the election was fraudulent.

I'd like to know if there is ANYONE who can defend the Republicans that are continuing to promote the narrative that the last election was unsafe and fraud was rampant.

The goal of this narrative is pretty clear in my mind:

- It de-legitimizes Biden. We saw quotes from Bannon this week on this very issue.
- It strokes and plays to the Trump faithful who love conspiracy theories and feel patriotic for then transgressing Norms and Laws to defend what they perceive as an injustice (see Jan. 6th).
- It's being used as justification for voter laws and restrictions in many states.

The truth is simpler - there has been absolutely ZERO evidence to support ANY of the mass vote fraud claims. None. Zilch. Nada. We've even had the lunacy of an amateur group called the Cyber Ninjas - who have a clear agenda and pre-conceived determination that the Maricopa County election results were fraudulent ..... conduct a wholly improper audit. And what did they conclude? They found MORE votes for Biden than the official results.

And yet - many Republicans are continuing a simple but massive lie that suggests that one of the fundamental pillars of the US Democracy is unsafe and not to be trusted. Personally I know where the direction is coming from, but we'll put that aside for the purposes of this discussion so we don't get side tracked by talk of individuals.

I'd post any one of hundreds of articles on this subject - highlighting the overwhelming evidence of no voter fraud. The consistent undermining and debunking of claims - many of this coming from Republicans in positions to know and verify the mechanics and security of the election. AND the States and politicians that continue to publicly promote a narrative that simply does not stand up to the most meager scrutiny . . . . but people have their own sources and aren't going to read new ones no matter how factual....

So - who wants or can defend this political stunt and justify the harm it is doing? Anyone?

I'm not a big watcher of Maddow,, so I didn't see that at all..

I was shocked by the result. I thought the upshot of it was going to be that the fraudulent vote went for biden.., Here it was the husband that committed fraud... Like I said before in another thread, Republicans are accusing Dems of doing what they are actually doing.