Philip Bump on Nostr: The reason Biden and Harris didn't call Trump a proto-authoritarian in acknowledging ...

The reason Biden and Harris didn't call Trump a proto-authoritarian in acknowledging his win wasn't because they don't actually think he is one. It's that, because he is and because of 2020, they had to focus on bolstering confidence in the election itself.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/12/democratic-warnings-about-trump-were-not-simply-campaign-rhetoric/?itid=ap_philipbump