Josh Hawley's foolish Electoral College gamble

It is well past time the GOP stood up to President Trump and put an end to his fantasies about overturning the election. Unfortunately, Republicans in both the House and Senate have decided to indulge him.

Sen. Josh Hawley became the first Republican senator on Wednesday to join a Trump-led effort to object to the Electoral College certification when Congress meets on Jan. 6. Several House Republicans, led by Rep. Mo Brooks, had already planned to challenge the electors’ votes for President-elect Joe Biden, but they needed at least one senator to do the same for the objection to move forward.