A gracious Al Gore called George W. Bush to concede on Election Night in 2000 — and then called back to un-concede when Florida could not be called. Legend has it that Bush was not pleased.
How mild that all seems 23 years later, as we wallow in the whiny crybabyism that is Trumpism and MAGA. And how ironic that in the Bush v. Gore drama that ensued, Smirky's minions insisted on calling the Democratic ticket "Sore Loserman."
By those standards, last night's non-concession speech by Wisconsin Supreme Court loser Daniel Kelly was a real doozy. It came shortly after Benedict Donald's grievance-filled rant at Mar-a-Lago, and the juxtaposition makes you wonder if Trump's arraignment, coming on Election Day, served as a reminder to progressives to get to the polls.
You also have to wonder if Republicans will ever concede an election again. The last Republican to make that call to a victorious Presidential opponent was Willard Mitt Romney in 2012 — 10 years ago, folks!
It's okay with us if the Trumpsters keep behaving like the children they are. It won't endear them to the moderate suburban voters whose support they need, so they'll keep losing elections. But it's obviously not great for democracy. We cats HISS.
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