The White House press secretary offers some advice to Gov. Pat McCrory as news breaks that McCrory has formally requested a recount:
During his daily press briefing, Earnest was asked for his reaction to the North Carolina stalemate.
“I mean, this is something that I’ll let the vote counters decide,” Earnest said. “I think the one thing that I can say is that the way that Secretary (Hillary) Clinton and Senator (Tim) Kaine have handled their election loss should serve as an example for candidates on both sides of the aisle.”
“They have handled their loss with grace and dignity,” Earnest said. “They have not backed down from the arguments that they made that actually resulted in them getting more votes than their opponent in the election.”
“But they knew the rules in advance, and they have set a very high standard that other – that other candidates should strive to live up to.”
Obviously the same can’t be said Clinton’s supporters. And those who continue to call for McCrory to concede must just let the fact that he has a legal right to a recount just fly right over their heads. I try not to flip political arguments, but let’s be real—would Roy Cooper supporters—or (heaven knows) Hillary Clinton supporters expect them to just concede if a recount were within their legal right?
