By refusing to respect election results, GOP candidates show why no one should ever vote for them
For parents, getting advance warning of when your toddler is about to throw a temper tantrum would be an absolute godsend. Their little minds aren’t fully developed at that stage, of course, but one thing they recognize from the get-go is when Mommy or Daddy isn’t bowing to their wishes or giving them something they want.
Just imagine if you knew the tantrum was coming ahead of time, though. You could sit back and relax, even count down, 3-2-1, and when the whining started, you’d be totally prepared for it. Imagine you’re in the middle of doing something very important: you could look up at the clock and say to yourself, Okay, have to take a break now, tantrum coming up in a minute.
Multiple Republican candidates for office have given us all a preview of their plans should they lose their elections on Nov. 8: They all intend to bawl “fraud,” as loudly and vehemently as their little lungs can manage. Their reasons are as murky as their (nonexistent) policy positions but they all—like the babies they’re emulating so well—seem to boil down to the fact that someone isn’t paying enough attention to them right now.