All these “on the brink,” end of days reports about Trump almost taking the nation off the deep end belie one crucial point: none of that happened over night. It happened every day, little by little, over four years, as Republicans looked on either silently or approvingly.
When people don’t trust their election system, democracy dies. A forensic audit will instill confidence back into the system and allow all Americans to accept defeat gracefully and support the winners and the system. There is literally no reason to not support that process
