Less than two days before pivotal midterm elections, John Oliver delved into the “dangerous trend” of Republican candidates denying the legitimacy of the last election in an attempt to subvert the next one. Over half the country has an election denier running to oversee their elections, which makes the risk of election subversion – “the strategy to negate legitimate election results by simply refusing to accept them” – a serious threat on numerous levels.
The Last Week Tonight host flashed back to 2020, in which Donald Trump and numerous followers attempted to overturn the election, either by pressuring secretaries of state or refusing to certify Biden’s victory. “In state after state, we were lucky that a small group of individuals in key positions stood firm,” Oliver explained.
