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This Will Not Stand, This Aggression Against Joementum

He thus intoned: “I am disappointed not just because I lost, but because the old politics of partisan polarization won today. For the sake of our state, our country and my party, I cannot and will not let that result stand.” This man of principle “will not let that result stand” — “that result” being the […]

He thus intoned: “I am disappointed not just because I lost, but because the old politics of partisan polarization won today. For the sake of our state, our country and my party, I cannot and will not let that result stand.” This man of principle “will not let that result stand” — “that result” being the considered decision of the voters whom he has claimed to represent for the last 18 years. ~Glenn Greenwald, Salon

I noted this remark yesterday.  It was remarkable that he would let something like this slip (arguably, it is a poorly phrased statement against partisan polarisation, not against the will of the voters), but perhaps it reflects a deep-seated hatred of his own supporters that no one ever knew about.

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