Jamelle Bouie for the win, “The One Thing Trump Knows He Wants in a Running Mate”.

“[Trump] has also said that he would not rule out the possibility of political violence. ‘t always depends on the fairness of an election,’ he told Time magazine in another recent interview.

There is no need for Trump to say anything else; all the Republicans vying to stand by his side understand that they’ll lose their shot if they accept the basic democratic norm that a loss may not be overturned after the fact. When asked several times if he would accept the results of the 2024 election, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina — one of the leading contenders for Trump’s running mate — would repeat only a single, rehearsed statement. ‘At the end of the day, the 47th president of the United States will be President Donald Trump.’

I saw the Tim Scott video and couldn’t help but think about how loathsome he is. But upon thought, “loathsome” isn’t sufficient, dangerous is more apropos.