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WaPo: Republican election denial claims take a hiatus with Trump's victory
WaPo - (archived: https://archive.ph/8iHcF ) Republican election denial claims take a hiatus with Trump’s victory
The true test of a democracy is accepting the result even when the other side wins, election officials and some Democratic leaders say.
By Amy Gardner, Colby Itkowitz, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Patrick Marley
November 6, 2024 at 6:32 p.m. EST
A remarkable thing happened Tuesday night on an “election integrity” discussion page on the social media platform X, as it became clear that former president Donald Trump was headed to a decisive victory against Vice President Kamala Harris.
It got quiet.
Created by X owner Elon Musk’s America PAC, the page had provided a platform viewed by millions of users for rapid-fire updates about power outages causing poll closures, Russia-linked bomb threats and unsubstantiated accusations that run-of-the mill voting problems were the work of devious Democrats trying to steal the election.
Around midnight, however, interest in the forum plummeted. With Trump winning back the White House, the urgency to investigate wrongdoing subsided. In its place came a spike of self-congratulation as those who believe Joe Biden’s 2020 victory was riddled with fraud took credit for preventing similar corruption this year.
“Shoutout to you all for keeping this election from being stolen this year, you are all heroes!” X user Donna Marie wrote. “I did a very small part as a Republican Judge at the polls, but you are the real MVP’s! God Bless You All!”
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The true test of a democracy is accepting the result even when the other side wins, election officials and some Democratic leaders say.
By Amy Gardner, Colby Itkowitz, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Patrick Marley
November 6, 2024 at 6:32 p.m. EST
A remarkable thing happened Tuesday night on an “election integrity” discussion page on the social media platform X, as it became clear that former president Donald Trump was headed to a decisive victory against Vice President Kamala Harris.
It got quiet.
Created by X owner Elon Musk’s America PAC, the page had provided a platform viewed by millions of users for rapid-fire updates about power outages causing poll closures, Russia-linked bomb threats and unsubstantiated accusations that run-of-the mill voting problems were the work of devious Democrats trying to steal the election.
Around midnight, however, interest in the forum plummeted. With Trump winning back the White House, the urgency to investigate wrongdoing subsided. In its place came a spike of self-congratulation as those who believe Joe Biden’s 2020 victory was riddled with fraud took credit for preventing similar corruption this year.
“Shoutout to you all for keeping this election from being stolen this year, you are all heroes!” X user Donna Marie wrote. “I did a very small part as a Republican Judge at the polls, but you are the real MVP’s! God Bless You All!”
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