Democrats are unhappy about nearly everything involving the likely confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. About the only thing that could be worse, from their perspective, is if she helps President Trump secure a second term.
“For the first time in the history of the United States, an incumbent president refuses to commit to the peaceful transition of power if he loses the election,” said Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, alluding to a flap over Trump’s remarks from last month.
Top Republicans sought to smooth over that episode with statements insisting that, if Trump loses, the presidential transition would take place as always. But Trump has never stopped raising doubts about the integrity of this year’s election, and Democrats have never let go regarding what they call the dangerous implications of that rhetoric.
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