Republican politicians largely supported Trump's false claims regarding the 2020 election, yet they are reluctant to assert Biden's election victory. They justified new restrictive voting laws by alleging flaws in the election system, even though the GOP performed well in the 2020 elections. This presents a logical inconsistency: if the 2020 election was illegitimate due to flaws, then earlier elections, including those electing Republicans, would also be called into question. This situation leads to significant implications for the legitimacy of Republican officeholders as well as Biden's presidency.
The legitimacy of an elected official depends on the legitimacy of their election. If the election system was deeply flawed, its legitimacy is undercut.
In a scenario where Republicans are correct about the 2020 election being illegitimate, then previous elections under the same system would also be called into question.
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