Tim Scott was okay on <em>Meet the Press</em> yesterday, but <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/news/tim-scott-refuses-six-times-to-commit-to-accepting-results-of-the-2024-election-in-utterly-surreal-exchange-with-nbcs-kristen-welker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allowed himself to get cornered</a> on accepting the 2024 election results, or at least got in a position where he seemed evasive. It wasn’t a particularly reassuring performance, given how much more intense the pressure will be if he’s on Trump’s ticket.

Doug Burgum, meanwhile, was more sure-footed <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/news/gov-burgums-interview-with-jake-tapper-goes-sideways-after-he-bizarrely-claims-cnn-challenged-the-results-of-the-2016-election/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a similar exchange with Jake Tapper on CNN</a>. (Trump’s conduct after the 2020 election will be very awkward for any Trump pick who hasn’t been aboard election denialism from the beginning.

Scott was okay on Meet the Press yesterday, but allowed himself to get cornered on accepting the 2024 election results.{ai:summary}<p>Tim Scott's equivocal stance on 2024 election results on Meet the Press raises doubts. Doug Burgum navigated a similar question more deftly on CNN. #politics</p>

The Corner: Tim Scott’s Gotta Make You Nervous

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