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Upon being badly trounced in a national election, members of the losing party have one of two choices: They can be introspective, take a long, hard look at themselves in the mirror, and undergo an honest, no-holds-barred critique of all their missteps, poor tactics, and ineffective messaging.
Or they can lie to themselves.
Candid, unflinching self-analysis is torturous. It puts you face-to-face with your own failings; there’s nowhere to hide, nowhere else to point the finger. And in a presidential campaign with thousands of people, hundreds of regions, and countless moving parts, it also requires you to hold your team members accountable.
Which is why lying is so popular!
Whenever the media talks about lying, they always portray it in a negative light. (What gives?) Because when you really stop and think about it, lying is a GREAT way to make people believe something that’s totally untrue!
So let’s explore this hypothetical: On Tuesday, Trump defeats Harris by a comfortable margin. MAGA prevails. And let’s say down-ballot Republicans overperform as well.
What will the Democrats say on Wednesday?
The Dems — and their media allies — have painted themselves into a corner: With their nonstop bellyaching about Trump being an evil, dishonest election-denier (and thus hating democracy), they can’t be overly critical of the election results. Even by the lofty standards of the liberal media, that level of hypocrisy would be a bit too much.
Tactically, election denialism would undercut all their branding.
