OPINION: Democrats, Stop Delegitimizing Our Elections

Claims of voter fraud or voter suppression may excite a crowd, but our leaders are playing with fire.

We’re reaching a dangerous point in American politics. Many millions of our most engaged and most politically passionate citizens fervently believe that when they lose close elections, it’s because the other side has “stolen” victory. They believe that if elections are truly free and fair, their side will win. And they’re not just getting that idea from the fever swamps of the conspiracy-theory Internet, they get it from the leaders of American...