The Speaker has spoken! In the 2004 election, George W. Bush won Ohio by a 2.10 percent margin, despite election simulations giving strong hope for John Kerry.

In the end, the Buckeye state became the deciding factor of the entire election. Sounds familiar!

Ironically enough, Nancy Pelosi supported an objection to Bush winning the state.

“People must have confidence that every vote legally cast will be legally counted and accurately counted,” she said. “But constantly shifting vote tallies in Ohio and malfunctioning electronic machines, which may not have paper receipts, have led to additional loss of confidence by the public.”

“As elected officials, we have a solemn responsibility to improve our election system and its administration. We cannot be here again four years from now discussing the failings of the 2008 election.”

So, what’s different about the 2020 election?

Why don’t elected officials have the same responsibility now that they did back then?