A Big Win for Democracy

Jonathan Bernstein: “The best news of the night for democracy was that Republicans, as far as I’ve seen, conceded their losses in totally normal ways; even Trump accepted the results, at least for now.”

“Yes, that’s a low bar. But there were very legitimate fears that Trump and his allies would succeed in interfering with these elections, and he certainly tried before being beaten back by the states (including Republican elected officials in many cases) and the courts (again, including some Republican judges). To have Republicans accept loss is a very big deal.”

“Overall, the doomers were wrong, but the alarmists were very correct to draw attention to real dangers, many of which still exist. Still, it’s going to be even harder for Trump and other enemies of democracy to get very far in 2028, with Democrats holding so many key positions in so many states.”