The former Republican Senator considers Hawley’s challenge to counting electoral votes to be a “highly destructive attack”

The former Republican Senator considers Hawley’s challenge to counting electoral votes to be a “highly destructive attack”

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Former Senator John Danforth (R-Mo.) Criticized his Missouri Republican colleague, Senator, on Monday. Josh HawleyJoshua (Josh) David HawleyCotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose the counting of electoral votes McCarthy says he supports efforts to challenge the results of the Electoral College Republican Party senators face criticism in the wake of the challenges to vote for the Electoral College MORE, for its stated intention to object on Wednesday to the President-elect’s certification Joe BidenJoe BidenCotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose Trump’s electoral vote count to give Nunes the Freedom MedalVictory of the Electoral College.

“Giving credit to [President] Trump’s false claim that the election was stolen is a highly destructive attack on our constitutional government, ”wrote Danforth. “It is the opposite of conservative; it is radical. As a friend asked me, ‘What will my grandchildren think of America if I am told that the elections are fraudulent?’ “

Danforth, who served in the Senate from 1976 to 1995, was one of the first to support Hawley’s candidacy for the Senate in 2018, encouraging the then Missouri Attorney General to enter the primary race to challenge the senator. Claire McCaskillClaire Conner McCaskillHarrison seen as the favorite to take over the DNC at the crucial moment McCaskill: ‘Hypocrisy’ for the GOP to target the Biden nominee’s tweets after Trump’s Democrats must turn MORE (D).

“At a time of extreme polarization, the populist strategy is to further drive Americans away, promoting conspiracy theories and fueling complaints,” wrote Danforth. “We must reject this strategy and claim America’s historic purpose of keeping our diverse nation together as one people.”

In December, Hawley became the first senator to announce that he would object to the election results when Congress voted to certify it on Wednesday. Shortly thereafter, 11 more Republican senators, led by the senator. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzCotton breaks with conservative colleagues who are opposed to counting electoral votes Republican senators face criticism in the wake of the voting challenges of the Electoral College Bipartisan group of senators: The election is over MORE (R-Texas), announced that it would do the same. Cruz and Hawley are considered likely candidates for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination for 2024. At least 100 House Republicans are expected to oppose.

Both Hawley and the other 11 senators cited baseless allegations of widespread electoral fraud in undecided states to justify their objections. Several officials, including the then attorney general William BarrCommission created by Bill BarrTrump offers recommendations on policing Bipartisan group of senators: The election is over Gohmert talks about street violence after his lawsuit is closed MORE, said there is no evidence to justify the claims.

The effort is almost certainly doomed to failure, as both chambers of Congress must vote to prevent Biden from assuming the presidency. Many Republican senators said they would not support the effort that is unlikely to guarantee a majority in the chamber, including the senator. Tom CottonTom Bryant CottonCotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose the counting of electoral votes. GOP ‘Trumpification’ will persist Our media world has ‘awakened’, post-Trump MORE (R-Ark.), A Trump ally and likely additional 2024 candidate.

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