President Trump suggested on Thursday that we should delay the 2020 presidential election, citing concerns about mail-in voting. Not only is this argument completely irresponsible, but it is also a gift to Democrats.

Already, Democrats are arguing that Trump will not leave the White House voluntarily if he loses to Joe Biden, or that if he does win in November, it will be because he stole the election. Such comments are typically written off as hyperbolic grandstanding. But now Democrats have reason to believe they’re right, as do voters: