Technofreak:

 

Prove to me that the Democrats have never done the same with respect to last minute measures then I might agree about the win at any cost allegation.

 

There's no doubt some Republicans are bad losers etc (as no doubt there would be some Democrats) but to tar all Republicans with that brush is over the top and unproven in my opinion. However I don't expect to be able to convince you or some of the other posters on this thread of that.

 

The last days I have been watching on a variety of channels, professional journalists with years of experience and numerous political pundits and other experts, express astonishment at the extent of Republican dishonesty, mendacity, and actual treachery being displayed. As these people keep saying, nothing like this has ever happened before. Yes, of course there have been plenty of individual bad-faith Democrats over time, but nothing on the scale presently being seen. A significant number of Republican congressional representatives, who all take an oath of office, along with any number of corrupt lawyers and lesser officials, have been engaged in efforts to subvert legitimate processes and institutions involved in the legal transfer of power. In effect, an attempted coup has been underway, and more than one reputable commentator who never previously would have seriously uttered this term, now has. 

Not all Republicans support this, and those who don't are making an exit in one way or another. A handful with some honour remain, but it is not an exaggeration to target most of the spineless sycophants with this brush. They fully deserve it. The Republican party that used to be, is well and truly dead. As others have pointed out, it is now the Trump party. A new movement will be needed to embrace the survivors with genuine conservative values. 

This trend has become so pervasive that I also don't think anything you can say would convince me otherwise, but I am happy to continue listening to your arguments if you wish. I learn things from those I don't agree with, not those I do, and I try to remain open to that. But I genuinely believe in this case that Trump and the Republicans who enable him have sold their souls for thirty shekels of silver.