Nobody exemplifies the Trump-like authoritarian sentiment better than Utah Sen. Mike Lee, writes West High School student Atticus Teter. 'Lee poses a great danger to our very foundation of democratic government.'
Evan McMullin in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021.Former President Donald Trump has waged war against democracy from the very beginning, but in the run-up to, and aftermath of, the 2020 presidential election, his conspiracy theories and anti-democratic actions became more dangerous.
Nobody exemplifies this authoritarian sentiment better than Utah Sen. Mike Lee. Lee has made no secret of the contemptuous attitude in which he holds democracy. In fact, on October 8, 2020, this self-described constitutionalist tweeted, “Democracy isn’t the objective… We want the human condition to flourish. Rank democracy can thwart that.” With statements like this, it’s no surprise that Lee has supported Trump’s efforts to overthrow democracy.
The Utah Democratic Party should not endorse a candidate in this race. McMullin’s electoral chances rest on three key pillars – Republicans who see the damage that Mike Lee is doing to democracy, independents who align with McMullin’s policies or desire to break the two-party hold on Washington, and Democrats who recognize that the most important issue in this race is the preservation of our democratic system.
Now he is running for U.S. Senate, a seat which Cook Political Report calls solidly Republican. He himself has not said that he believes the race to be unwinnable – that would be unthinkable for a politician – but looking at his history as well as this current race, he clearly doesn’t mind a forlorn hope. For endorsing a clearly losing candidate, the party wouldn’t gain anything of significance.
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