For the first time since 1988, no Democrats in Congress objected to the counting of the Electoral College votes for a victorious Republican president. After George W. Bush’s win in 2000, 20 House Democrats objected to the counting of votes from Florida. After George W. Bush’s reelection in 2004, 31 House Democrats supported an objection to the counting of votes from Ohio. After Donald Trump’s win in 2016, some House Democrats objected to the counting of votes from ten states. This time around, no objections were raised, and the votes were counted without event.

The media erroneously refer to what happened today in the joint session of Congress as the “certification” of the Electoral College.........

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