Please do not let friends and family become confused about this. It’s NOT a hard distinction. BEFORE an election, it IS a threat to democracy *to shout that it is “rigged,” *to hint about the 2nd Amend, *to incite militias to prepare, *to inspire open-carriers to intimidate and bully voters, *to hold the world in “suspense,” *to encourage ‘monitoring’ of ‘suspicious skin tones,’ and more.  AFTER an election, on the other hand, *when states have publicly boasted about successful voter suppression efforts, *when computer scientists have noted anomalies, *when US officials have found Russian interference in the outcome and are investigating hacking, and *when a party exercises a legal right to request a recount, it is NOT a threat to democracy.  It is the opposite. It is an effort to confirm democracy. And it’s really very simple. Think instant re-play to in effort determine a fair and correct call.