“Election deniers overwhelmingly failed in 2022,” The Independent declared. “The most prominent election-deniers lost their races,” according to Business Insider. The Los Angeles Times crowed: “Liars lose and deniers are denied.”
Don’t believe the hype. Election deniers scored huge victories on Nov. 8.
True, one of America’s biggest election deniers received the drubbing that President Joe Biden prescribed for those who practice “semi-fascism” and “refuse to accept the results of a free election.”
Georgia Republican Brian Kemp defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams 50.2% to 48.8% in their 2018 governor’s race. She notoriously refused to concede, despite losing by 54,723 votes. “It was not a free and fair election,” Abrams whined. Her semi-fascism may explain Gov. Kemp’s rematch victory: 53.4% to 45.8% or a 299,583-vote margin.
But other election deniers romped. Indeed, some won landslides rivaling those in North Korea.
Despite peddling repeatedly debunked false claims about President Donald J. Trump’s triumph being made in Moscow, Jeffries beat Republican Yuri Dashevsky on Nov. 8: 72.3% to 27.5%. Jeffries is likely to become House Democratic leader and perhaps someday House speaker.
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