Without evidence, Republican Burgess Owens accuses Democrats of electoral fraud

Just a day after his election victory was sealed by the concession of the Democratic congressman he toppled, Utah Republican Burgess Owens claimed, without evidence, that Democrats had been trying to cheat in elections for years. , and the 2020 vote sheds some light on that. practice.

“This has been going on for some time by the Democratic Party,” Owens said in response to a question from Fox Business Channel host Lou Dobbs about allegations of voter fraud. “I lived in Philadelphia for 23 years and it was known for it, and no one ever drew attention to it. It was just like that. “

“It’s not just going to go away. They can’t hide this like they have in the past. We have to force people to go to jail when they start stealing our votes, ”he added, complaining that it does not take“ weeks and months ”to wait for election results.

Owens defeated first-term Democratic Representative Ben McAdams in the hotly contested 4th Congressional District. As of Tuesday night, Owens was ahead by nearly 4,000 votes, although final results will not be certified until the November 23 solicitation.

As the votes were counted after polling day, Owens sent out several fundraising emails alleging, again without evidence, that the election was stolen by Democrats. He did not make these statements publicly outside of his fundraising emails.

With McAdams’ concession on Monday, Owens thanked him for his service and, after a divisive campaign with slurs from both sides, appeared to open his arms to voters of all political stripes in the 4th District.

“Thank you to the voters of Utah. I am honored to have the opportunity to serve, ”he tweeted. “I promise to be an open ear to all Utahns and to serve with whatever I have. Now it’s time to get down to business. “

But in his Tuesday interview with Dobbs, Owens returned to his familiar rhetoric of demonizing the political left in America and vowing to oppose that agenda.

“We will fight against the deep, dark, socialist and Marxist paths of the left. Good Americans on both sides have come to realize what tyranny looks like, “he said.” We don’t like to be intimidated. We don’t like to be intimidated. We don’t like to be canceled. They don’t understand where there is no God, there is no wisdom.

Owens is in one of the most diverse Republican freshmen classes in recent history. All of the GOP candidates who reversed the seats held by Democrats this year are either minorities, women, or veterans. Owens will be one of two African-American Republicans in the House this year. He praised the rest of his freshman class as “true patriots.”

“The Republican Party shows that we are the real ‘big tent’. We’re very diverse in many ways, but what unites us is our love of the country, ”said Owens. You are going to have a very strong offensive team and a united Republican Party. I feel really good about it. “