2016 Electoral College Objector Democrat Raskin Says GOP ‘Operates Like An Authoritarian Political-Religious Cult’

Raskin, who objected to certifying the electoral college after Trump’s win in 2016, made his remarks during an interview on MSNBC’s program “All In.” 

A Big Lie-supporting authoritarian cult has taken to rule-or-ruin politics. While encouraging, we can expect to see more resistance across the spectrum. But reforms of the Electoral Count Act will not save us.
We must fortify every institution against this fascist threat. pic.twitter.com/oUJ9C9pzt9

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) February 16, 2022

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‘Authoritarian Political-Religious Cult’

Ironically speaking on a segment about certifying the 2020 election results, MSNBC host Chris Hayes said, “There are hundreds of elected Republicans across the states and a relatively small amount that were actively plotting along with the president’s coup, as far as we know.”

Raskin replied, “That’s right, and there were people who deliberately defied him, like secretary of state Brad Raffensperger in Georgia. There were dozens of election officials who refused to just nullify and vaporize the actual votes of the election.”

Raskin stated that Trump is a “cult”-like figure in his party.

“What’s interesting, though, is that Donald Trump has only consolidated his control over the GOP, which now operates like an authoritarian political-religious cult,” the Democrat insisted.

“The people who said no to him are being systematically opposed and purged by his party,” Raskin added. 

The Democrat feels that Republicans operate beyond the boundaries of the U.S. Constitution.

“So you’ve got an entire political party which has positioned itself outside of the constitutional order, which is attacking the outcome of our elections and our basic constitutional processes.”

Leftists accuse everyone of being what they want to be or who they should be.

Raskin: GOP ‘Operates Like an Authoritarian Political-Religious Cult’ https://t.co/zgOLkur4rk

— The Good Dissident (@GoodDissident) February 16, 2022

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Raskin Resists 2016 Certification

Raskin objected to certifying the electoral college in 2016, claiming that some Florida electors “were not lawfully certified.”

Joe Biden, then Vice President of the United States at the time, immediately removed him from his position.

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