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On the recordDecember 18, 2020
there has been a lot of finger wagging across the aisle by both Senate and House Democrats about accepting election results. Most of that has been related to whether or not Trump would concede the results of the election to Biden. But, obviously, there is somewhat of a double standard because these same Democrats are mum about a looming challenge to the certified results of the election of Iowa's Second Congressional District. Representative-Elect Miller-Meeks won by six votes, and that was after careful recounts conducted and certified on a bipartisan basis according to Iowa law. On election night, the Democratic candidate lost. A few days later, two counties were recounted, and the Democratic candidate still lost. Then the Democratic candidate asked for a recount of all 24 counties, and after that recount, the Democratic candidate lost. A day later, the secretary of state of Iowa certified the election, just like the secretaries of state of our 50 States certified their elections in the Presidential election. Now the Democratic opponent chose not to make a case under Iowa law to a judicial panel headed by the chief justice of Iowa, presumably because there was no legal case. Now what happens?…
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa
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Dec 18, 2020

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