Republican senator just admitted the 2020 election wasn't rigged.- CNN Politics: by Chris Cizzilla

[Stuart G]

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/10/politics/mike-rounds-2020-election-big-lie/index.html

CNN) On Sunday, South Dakota Republican Sen. Mike Rounds was asked a blunt question by ABC's George Stephanopoulos: "What do you say to all those Republicans, all those veterans who believe the election was stolen, who have bought the falsehoods coming from former President Trump?"

Here's how Rounds responded (bolding is mine):
"We looked -- as a part of our due diligence, we looked at over 60 different accusations made in multiple states.
"While there were some irregularities, there were none of the irregularities which would have risen to the point where they would have changed the vote outcome in a single state.

"The election was fair, as fair as we have seen. We simply did not win the election, as Republicans, for the presidency. And moving forward -- and that's the way we want to look at this -- moving forward, we have to refocus once again on what it's going to take to win the presidency.

"And if we simply look back and tell our people don't vote because there's cheating going on, then we're going to put ourselves in a huge disadvantage. So, moving forward, let's focus on what it takes to win those elections. We can do that. But we have to let people know that they can -- they can believe and they can have confidence that those elections are fair."

(same story as the one on the front page of Democratic Underground.."rare creature spotted in wild"

[Bayard]

1. Oops

He won't be re-elected then.

[PSPS]

2. LOL. "let's focus on what it takes to win those elections"

Sounds good, but you'll have to have a winning platform. This last election, you had no platform at all. It was just pledging fealty to trump and whatever he may decide is his whim of the moment.

If you have an appealing platform, you win. Otherwise, your only chance to win is by disenfranchising voters who may not like your platform (assuming you have one) by gerrymandering and voter suppression. So far, it seems, all of your efforts are toward the latter.

[RussellCattle]

4. That "no platform" business was unreal, but I'd expect the same with Trump 2024. Just amazing.

[Skittles]

5. excactly right

they're losers and cheaters

[Stuart G]

3. Hard to Believe that Someone Who Tells..".The Truth" from Puke Party ..gets this kind of coverage!!

[RussBLib]

6. that's 2

him and Mitt Romney