Democrats and the press have gone from accusing Sen. Josh Hawley of sedition and treason to accusing Sen. Ted Cruz of sedition and treason, now that he’s leading the objection to the Electoral College results next week. As we and a lot of others have pointed out, what Cruz is doing isn’t new or groundbreaking; Democrats objected to the certification of the 2016 election. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee led a challenge to Donald Trump’s Electoral College win in 2017, claiming that voter suppression tactics may have tainted the outcome. “This is an American question of justice and fairness and the appropriate running of presidential elections.”
We guess we’re all supposed to pretend that never happened, but Omri Ceren, national security adviser to Cruz, has put together a thread showing how people are tweeting “as if they didn’t spend 4 years establishing New Rules about litigating elections.”
I'm morbidly fascinated by the rhetorical conceit where journos & other Dem operatives are tweeting as if they didn't just spend 4 years establishing New Rules about litigating elections. They're not arguing, just tweeting as if. The fascination is – I wonder if they believe it. pic.twitter.com/mOEHTrQeRd
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
“Experts urge Clinton campaign to challenge election results in 3 swing states.” “There are lots of questions about its legitimacy,” said Clinton of the 2016 election, which she still considers stolen from her.
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
I mean… come on. pic.twitter.com/ISu8eKRhzl
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 2, 2021
We’re going to add this one from October:
Hillary tells @karaswisher "So there is an air of illegitimacy that surrounds Trump’s presidency, and that just infuriates them….Because I was the candidate that they basically stole an election from." https://t.co/NovSU9xxyo
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) October 26, 2020
I'd forgotten the provenance of the "Straightforward from here" meme, but God bless Sally Kohn for that gift that keeps on giving
— Perfesser Getz (@nealgetz) January 2, 2021
@MittRomney clearly doesn't understand the new rules, or the new party.
— is #resist bad now? (@MMWEsquire) January 3, 2021
The entire Russian delusion got memory holed as if it never happened.
— Anastacia Romero (@AniRome05496357) January 2, 2021
Geez…they were trying to impeach him before he was even sworn in.
— Don⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@DonScalf) January 3, 2021
You can disagree with Cruz objecting to the election certification, but you have to acknowledge that he’s not breaking any new ground.
Related:
‘Sit this one out’! Rep. Eric Swalwell lists 11 GOP senators and 0 Chinese spies (or their congressional friends) as ‘enemies of democracy’ https://t.co/SN89tjeV38
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 2, 2021
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