Losing is hard and for some in politics, accepting defeat is impossible.
Outgoing President Donald Trump, and many of his supporters, refuse to accept the fact that he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
Trump continues to tweet falsehoods (to be polite) to outright lies (to be accurate) about the election such as this Tuesday in all capital letters: “THE DEMOCRATS DUMPED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BALLOTS IN THE SWING STATES LATE IN THE EVENING. IT WAS A RIGGED ELECTION!!”
A day later he claimed there was “massive voter fraud,” and “this was the most corrupt election in the history of our country.”
Nine people, including the current elections director in Lorain County and a couple of employees in Franklin County Auditor (and former county elections director) Michael Stinziano’s office, have applied to become the next director of the Franklin County Board of Elections.
The deadline for applications was Friday from individuals interested in replacing Ed Leonard, who resigned from the post earlier this month to become an assistant to incoming Franklin County Prosecutor Gary Tyack.
Applicants being considered for the position include:
• Zach Manifold, deputy chief of staff in the Franklin County Auditor’s Office. He served as interim director of the Franklin County elections board for several months in 2016 and was manager of absentee ballots in that office from March 2015-March 2019.