Jennifer Granholm actually said...

"It is long past time for every republican to come out and stand for American democracy and acknowledge Joe Biden as the President-elect so we can move forward together to tackle these big issues like ..."

"No, not at all. I think it's not going to backfire. People are fired up."

"But you have to balance it against what people are experiencing on the ground."

"And it's a huge moment for the president not to just talk happy talk, but in fact, to show some empathy rather than just bragging."