We either have fair, accurate elections or we don’t. If we say the election is fair and accurate, we accept the outcome. If we say it is not fair or accurate, we don’t accept the outcome. Either it’s true or it’s not true.
According to Kelly Tshibaka’s logic: If she wins, the election was fair and accurate. If she loses, it was not fair and accurate. In her logic, there’s only one possible outcome of the election: a win.
Why have an election, then?
Either we live in a democracy or we don’t. Hopefully, Tshibaka will choose democracy, whether she wins or loses.
— Juna May
Anchorage
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