The only thing more annoying than left-wing delusions slipping the bonds of social media and escaping into civil discourse is that journalists tend to treat these fantasies as deserving of serious consideration.

It’s bad enough that Democratic legislators and activists knowingly pollute the discourse with ridiculous rumors and conspiracy theories meant to excite the base, juice fundraising numbers, and boost personal “brands.” We don’t also need news anchors to play along.

CNN’s Dana Bash and Jake Tapper featured segments this week, entertaining the notion that President Trump may attempt to cancel the upcoming midterm and presidential elections.

“Governors Gavin Newsom and J.B. Pritzker are two closely watched Democrats who may run for president in 2028,” the cable news talking head said. “Both are increasingly sounding the alarm that a free and fair election may not even happen.”

Oh, come off it.

The governors are doing this not because they believe a word of what they are saying, but because they understand this slop plays well with the piggies at the trough. Bash is old enough to understand this, which renders her doe-eyed "just-asking-questions" routine as phony as it is irresponsible.

“This is the thing that I hear most from Democrats,” Bash continued, straight-faced, “which is just the first election nationally that we're going........

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