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[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

The Houston Chronicle asked all 143 Republicans running for Congress if they thought the election was legitimate. 13 said yes. The rest said no.

But this is a both sides problem.

To my begrudging respect, my be-eyepatched congressman is one of the 13. He's being primaried. Hard. My favorite quote:

I understand why that sh*t is appealing to hard-core conservatives. What I don't understand is why Democrats have not been able to make Republicans pay more of a political price for pandering to those people.

Part of the answer is that people like Sebby, and people who pay less attention to politics than he does, have such a strong Both Sides instinct. Sure, the Republican Party is organizing around the principle that when a Democrat wins an election, it's illegitimate, but look, AOC is progressive and she bothers a lot of people too.