Republicans who won’t accept primary losses are a preview of the future

So if the contest for control of the House is close, and if several individual seats are close, and if we won't know results for some of those (e.g. in CA) for days–don't we need to be preparing for widespread GOP election denial and fraud claims and refusal to accept results?

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 15, 2022

Mark Finchem, a full-throated MAGA warrior, is a leading contender to be Arizona’s next secretary of state. He has said that he won’t concede if he loses. https://t.co/T7XeXsKLqP

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 1, 2022

This is how Republicans are planning to steal elections in the future. By refusing to count lawful votes and then certifying incomplete and inaccurate results, Republicans hope to create a veneer of legitimacy around an illegitimate outcome. https://t.co/GTFM01tWXy

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) July 31, 2022

Many Republican running for positions of control over elections are quite literally campaigning on a vow to break their oaths of office, by treating future losses as non-binding.

This insurrectionist drift has become something akin to a social movement:https://t.co/WkFX6OAmmH pic.twitter.com/5Qcs3tqPgz

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 1, 2022