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Why Biden’s victory isn’t sweeter.
I thought I’d be enjoying this. But I am not.
Fox News has essentially collapsed unto itself, running chyrons like:
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S LEGAL TEAM PREPARING LAWSUITS IN SWING STATES OVER CLAIMS OF VOTER FRAUD
SEN CRUZ (R-TX): PRESIDENT TRUMP STILL HAS A PATH TO VICTORY, COUNT EVERY LEGAL VOTE CAST
TRUMP TO REVIVE CAMPAIGN-STYLE RALLIES OVER ELECTION FRAUD ALLEGATIONS
Sean Hannity has called for a do-over in Pennsylvania. The Trump children are launching virtual hissy fits on Twitter. Since election day, most of the president’s social media postings have been labeled as misinformation by Twitter and Facebook.
So much of the Republican brand is “owning the libs,” as they call it. Democrats are happy when they are victorious because it means progress on climate change, reduction in inequality, and protections for minorities.
Republicans like winning because it means Democrats are losing. It’s less about an actionable agenda and more about making the other half of the country incensed, then deriding them as…
