Donald Trump isn’t slowing down. At least not publicly when it comes to insisting that the election was rigged and that he can still win. Trump continues to say that he won this election, and that Joe Biden will not be inaugurated come January 2021. As his legal attempts to overturn the election results continue to fall flat, it’s clear at this point that Trump is just throwing a childish tantrum. 

At the same time, it’s a tantrum that erodes at our electoral process and undermines our democratic institutions. Republicans have said they’re just humoring the president and letting him blow off some steam. But at what point do they have to tell him to cut it out? Will Mitch McConnell ever tell Trump to concede? Or will he and the rest of his party continue to look like a men who have no cojones?  

I'm not sure why anyone is surprised at this, they are doing exactly what the people who voted for them expect. Why would you expect McConnell to be the reasonable one when he just easily won re-election doing what he's been doing.

I don’t see a reason he ever has to (or would) publicly to tell Trump to concede.

Sadly, you are right on the money with this one.

And therein lies the problem with the GOP. They are beholden to Trump.

One thing to keep in mind: By calling the election fraudulent, Trump is by extension casting doubt on the validity of the elections of GOP officials who got in. That can't make them happy. So, that's the one reason why McConnell and other GOP leaders shouldn't be happy to see Trump doing this.

Well, it does seem like cracks in the GOP are finally starting to emerge. Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey says Trump should concede, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie says the same thing and has gone so far as to call Trump's defense a national embarrassment. Gonna be interesting to see how much longer this circus goes on for...

Gonna be interesting to see how much longer this circus goes on for...

Fascinating article in The Atlantic. I guess 2/3rds of Trump’s base truly believes the election was stolen and will not recognize the incoming administration as legitimate.

Why Won't Emily Murphy Just Do Her Job?In delaying the transition, the General Services Administration chief is acting like an ideologue.www.theatlantic.com

That’s really a horrifying statistic! Amazing how divided we are!

I don't think divided is the right word. These folks firmly believe that the evidence of mass fraud is overwhelming and believe the outcome will be overturned. They use words like "trust the process" whenever there is a setback in the assumption that it's all going according to some grand plan by Trump.

It's complete delusion. But frankly it's the same on the far left, they just have a different set of delusions they operate under.

Far left, yes, but I get the feeling that the far left is much smaller than the far right. Here in the Silicon Valley, techies are fond of saying "facts have a liberal bias."

I agree with you completely, but they are there and the entire Democratic party is being credibly painted in their image by the right. Just as many on the left paint the entire Republican party credibly in the image of the deluded right.

This feeds the narrative of a huge divide.

Here’s a nice summary of why the Republican Party in general will never accept they lost the election:

Opinion | Republicans Can't Handle the TruthYou shouldn't be surprised that they're still backing Trump.www.google.ca

Speaking of Mitch McConnell...

Katie Porter slams McConnell: Here to 'expose corruption in real time'Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) slammed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday over his calls for coronavirus-related liability protections for companies in the next COVID-19 relief bill.thehill.com

They don't want to face the music that they're so far off base that they choose to instead insulate themselves and only chat with likeminded folks who see their same absurd view of reality.