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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board

Editorial: Florida's political leaders are doing potentially irreparable damage to democracy

"He's picked a battle he can't win. It's just a matter of time. The only thing we don't know is how long it will take — and whether it will be peaceful or bloody."

That was Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, speaking in January 2019 of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was doing everything in his power to stay in office following a national election.

Nearly two years later, Rubio and Sen. Rick Scott — also a vocal Maduro critic — are enabling a wannabe strongman who's refusing to concede an American election, once again sowing chaos and confusion.

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