Lindsey Graham Ready to Move on From Trump's Election Fraud Claims: 'I Accept the Results'
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Via: john-russell • 3 years ago • 65 commentsBy: Daniel Villarreal (Newsweek)
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Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has said that he accepts the results of the 2020 election and is ready to move on. Graham's statement came as Republican former President Donald Trump continues to baselessly claim that the election was "stolen" by widespread voter fraud.
"I accept the results of the election," Graham said after touring the Mauldin Paving Products company in Taylors, South Carolina on Monday afternoon.
"I am ready to move on," Graham said. "2020 is over for me. I'm ready to march on and hopefully take back the house in the Senate in 2022."
Graham said that he didn't know many details of the election vote audit taking place in Arizona. He specifically pledged support for reforming "election systems" with voter ID laws and other verification systems.
"A lot of people voted by mail and numbers never known before. Georgia had a dramatic increase of mail-in voting. So I think it's smart to reform our laws to make sure that you are who you say you are," Graham said.
Graham didn't initially believe that Trump had legitimately lost the 2020 election. Immediately after national ballot reporting confirmed Democratic President Joe Biden's win, Graham told Trump not to concede.
In November 2020, Graham was accused of allegedly calling Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to ask whether Raffensperger could invalidate all the mail-in ballots from counties with high rates of signature mismatches. Graham said that he was merely asking a question rather than trying to get ballots thrown out to help Trump.
However, by the night of the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol riots, Graham said that Biden had been lawfully elected. In Graham's speech that night, he also opposed Republican efforts to establish a commission to investigate fraud in the 2020 presidential elections.
Graham's comments on Monday came just days after Trump blamed "suppression polling" for reducing voter turnout during the 2020 election. Months before the 2020 election, Trump repeatedly said that he could only lose if it were rigged against him.
Trump, his campaign attorneys and various Republican party officials have repeatedly claimed that the election was stolen in numerous ways. They have accused voting machines of switching people's votes, state and local election boards of "unconstitutionally" changing voting protocol without legislative approval, vote counters of accepting ballots from dead people and other unsubstantiated claims.
Over 60 election fraud court cases have been dismissed or withdrawn due to lack of evidence. Red and blue states, including those overseen by pro-Trump Republican officials, have conducted numerous audits and recounts reaffirming Trump's loss.
Two former Trump Administration heads—former Attorney General William Barr and Chris Krebs, who led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)—have also said that there's no evidence that the election was stolen.
Trump has since said that the election was "properly run" in the red states that he won in 2020 and that voter fraud only occurred in the states that he lost.
Trump lost the 2020 election by over 7 million popular votes and 74 electoral votes.
Newsweek contacted Graham's office for comment.
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How sporting of Lindsey Graham to accept the election results only 195 days after the election.
Have no fear though , as soon as Trump says "BOO!" to him Graham will be back to saying the election was stolen from his lord and master.
Actually... Lindsey accepted the results immediately. And then walked that acceptance back when his Great Leader called him to heel. Flip-flop-flip is not a problem for Lindsey.
I think I will design a pair of flip-flops and call them The Lindsay
That's a start, but they need something, like a cheap, plastic flower and sparkles
hey!
I'm done shopping for idiots...
Ha!!!
There's a lot I could say about this cracka..but fortunately I won't.
However one of the strongest characteristics I've noticed about him is his "flip-flopping". In regard to this, IMNSHO, Senator Cracker certainly takes the cake!
(To coin a phrase).
Double pun intended!
Drat ... has Donald unfriended Lindsey? They made such a cute couple.
Maybe Lindsey is having "wing man" issues, and decided to stay low and quiet for now.
like he did under that big desk in the oval office.
Lindsey should be the poster boy for everything that is wrong with our political system today. No character, no conviction, no ideas, no answers, just a well adapted parasite feeding off the political system we have enabled.
We?
As a political activist since High School days...I would like to exclude myself from that categorization.
Well I did vote for Raygun once, and H. Bush once, and Bob Dole once...... But since then I've gotten better in my political selections.
Guess that was just a stray "we". Krishna.....
Just sailing along whichever direction the wind blows.
He'll get voted off Trump Island...
That vote will be rife with fraud and contested by all the minions of Trump Island. Poor Lindsey will be stranded on the beach in his speedo desperately hoping that Trump will cast a randy glance in his direction before the crazed trumpies finally drive him into the shark infested waters.
The only ones still there desperately waiting for a rose are Eric and Don Jr.... "Pick me Dad! Pick me!"...
At first very few Republicans were willing to speak out against the dangers of Trump's Facist agenda...but just recently their number seems to be growing.
There's even more talk of forming an "alternative" Republican Party.
(Although still in the minority, the number of Republicans with integrity and who "have a backbone" is growing...
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"A lot of people voted by mail and numbers never known before. Georgia had a dramatic increase of mail-in voting. So I think it's smart to reform our laws to make sure that you are who you say you are," Graham said.
Thankfully, many states have taken steps to make the voting process more secure in order to prevent future fraud
colorado has been a vote by mail state for 8 years. how did you vote?
And let's not forget our dearly-beloved ex-president Trump! Anyone remember how he votes?
(Although I think there's good evidence of widespread 2016 election fraud in several states-- which is the only reason why Trump alledgedly "won" the 2016 election. Personally, I am totally in favour of a recount of all the 2016 ballots in several states that put Trump over the top in the Electoral College)
He carefully does not say that there is or was any evidence of abuse of mail-in voting. But being a weasel, he manages to imply the opposite of what he says.
Where was the past fraud?
In the 2016 Presidential Election!!!
I love your av. It is very unique.
Thanks! On the cover of one of my favorite books, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Phaedrus is the main character...
Good job.
Did you know that most military vote by mail-in ballot? And not just overseas military
What was fraudulent about the election?
Nothing was. Trumpsters will always have a bug up their butts about it. I feel sorry for their children who now see they are being raised by sore losers and if they are in sports they will emulate that behavior.
Exactly.
I can't fathom how one can still actually believe Trump won the election or that it was stolen. It's beyond delusional at this point.
Indeed...and Arizona is one of the Leaders in that regard!
To cite but one example:
GOP Arizona Elections Official Calls Trump 'Unhinged' for His Repeated 'Insane Lies' About Election
Lindsey Graham is an example of what is retching in Washington, D.C. Another tired, old, defeated conservative that won't voluntarily get out of our heads or way! I blame his constituents, because they are the problem behind this man.
reducing voter turnout during the 2020 election
What reducing? 2020 had the highest voter turn out ever.
reducing voter turnout during the 2020 election
What reducing? 2020 had the highest voter turn out ever.
Shhh...he's made up his mind...don't confuse him with the facts!
My bad lol.
I am utterly fed up with Graham and these other Trump conservatives! Why should I respect people who support the 'comeback' of a man who can't accept his own defeat? Give Trump another 'go' at this country? When does it ever make sense to control of our (strategic) nuclear codes to a well-established delusional 'loser'?
These people are 99.99 percent irrational about Trump!
We have humored these foolish folks long enough. It's time to fight back! (Some conservatives are not nice and they are not friendly in the least!)
Over half the country questions that election.
And you think you can do something about us?
Too funny
Nope.
Its over half of the Republican Party.
But since there are more Democrats than Republicans...the actual numbers who know the election was valid-- those questioning the resukts are actually in the majority!
And I forget something-- these are actually a fair number of true independents-- everyone doesn't identify as a Republican or Democrat.
And they (independents) also mainly believe the Election was valid!
"Too funny"? As I wrote above, you've been humored excessively! You can question any damn thing you wish and accept the corresponding answers, or seek counseling and let the rest of the country move on. We're not children and we are done with (your) childish things!
Your wrong.
But think what ya like. Your no concern of mine.
Btw wisconsin is now starting an audit also.
They are not buying the left's facts at face value either
Lindsey accepted the result but over half the country ain't buying it.
Don't worry. That maricopa county audit will back the dems claims?
I heard they are running out of adult diapers because the dems are shitting themselves.. LOL
So why would dems be against an audit that supposedly would prove they are not full of shit?
Actually its more like 30-35% of the country that believe trump's Big Lie.
(Please see my excellent and very astute comment # 10. 12. 1, above!!!
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That's a lot of nut cases.
Indeed.
Not even close
About 20 to 30 percent of dems dont believe the results either
Honestly, regardless dem, gop. Or independent, not a single person out here in the real world has said they thought the election was legit.
Try as they might. The left will not be able to stop all the audits.
If the election was legit... the left would support the audits.
But when the left only wants to stop the audits you can bet there was fraud
Sorry dear, but it's the over and over and over and over and over again that is annoying AF. Enough is enough.
What the huh? What's all that double talk and gobbledygook?
All sane people and those with common sense BELIEVE THE RESULTS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - PRESIDENT BIDEN IS OUR PRESIDENT.
Over you say? Those state legislatures currently auditing the results would probably disagree.
Sorry, and I will put this politely - you're dreaming.
All I have said is they are auditing results in several states.
So. What exactly am I dreaming about?
Do you think those audits will back the dems big lie?
Adult diapers? Really. You can do better. . . go ahead "aim lower" and indulge yourself. Democrats can take losing as an answer. How come some conservatives can't. Word is some conservatives are really chaffing from the 'incoming' ridicule. (Iraq is even laughing at Donald Trump 'in exile.' (Just my opinion).)
You sound a lot like a former banned member. Is that you XMDM9mm?
We know who's full of shit here. Are you from cyber ninjas conducting this 'audit'?
These conservatives in house and senate did little to nothing good while they were in control beyond feed their own political drives, interest, passions-and stifle democrats at every chance from finding and exposing the truth.
C'mon America! You're better than to give control (and two more years of your future) to a bunch of lying, thieving, dishonest, losers! Independents move away from that.