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Congressional lawmakers from both major parties are transfixed on the post-election vote count drama, witnesses to extraordinary living history.For some of them, wary of running afoul of the president and badgered by a persistent media, there is a hesitancy to react in any sort of substantive, at-length way.President Donald Trump's assertion that the election is being stolen from him was media topic one, two, three and four for Kentucky's Mitch McConnell in Frankfort this morning. With a wry smile, he patiently responded in pretty much the same way each time he was asked if he agreed with the president's claims."I think what I said in the tweet this morning," he said, meaning read the tweet and you'll have my answer.When asked what he would do if the president refused to accept the results, McConnell said, "I'm not going to answer any hypotheticals about where we go from here. I think this is ultimately going to be decided exactly what I said in my tweet."The final line of McConnell's tweet reads, "the courts are here to apply the laws & resolve disputes."Trumpism and disputes seem inextricably linked.Pundits see the battle with Joe Biden as leaving an electorate rawly-divided by toxic politics, split apart with suspicion, distrust and anger. They believe Senate bipartisanship is likely doomed as a result.We asked two seasoned hands of differing persuasions how they did it -- Democrat David Pepper, a state party chair, and Republican Bill Seitz, a state representative, collaborated on legislation back when Pepper was a Hamilton County Commissioner.The issue involved inmates losing Medicaid coverage when they entered the prison system.Pepper thought it was a self-defeating situation to have someone serve time and emerge from jail to find themselves knocked off Medicaid.He contacted Seitz who began working on legislation to only suspend Medicaid coverage during the time an inmate was serving his or her sentence. Once completed, the coverage would pick back up under Statehouse legislation that was approved with bipartisan support.It's the kind of thing, as both men noted, that does not generate headlines but has profound positive impact on the lives of thousands of people over time. Both have had impact on Ohio's voting process and Seitz cited six changes the Republican-led Ohio Legislature got approved that have helped the state avoid the type of election season problems some other states are now having.Lessons from 2020? "Polling is about as good as a Ouija board," said Seitz.Pepper took hyper-partisanship to the task."I mean, for goodness sakes, the American people are so tired of watching a Senate that does nothing," he told us.Majority Leader McConnell said it's too soon to know if he'll still have that title after two Georgia runoff's in January.Kentucky's other Senator, Rand Paul, tweeted, "Policing postmarks, signatures and fraud is now overwhelming because half the electorate votes by mail."McConnell told reporters Friday he talks with the president frequently, but wouldn't elaborate on what they talked about in regard to the current situation. And he would not relent when pressed on the rigged election claim."It won't make any difference how many times you ask," McConnell said again, "I've already given you my answer."In a written statement, Second District Congressman Brad Wenstrup, easily re-elected Tuesday night, reacted by saying: "To ensure that we have fair elections, we must ensure all LEGAL votes are counted with complete transparency. The processes that are taking place in certain states today, understandably, leave so much room for doubt especially when Americans have many reasons to be doubtful. The President, as well as any candidate running for office, is entitled to and should challenge all instances of impropriety so that Americans can be confident in the outcome of our elections. Finally, we should be happy that, here in Ohio, our process was fair, accessible, transparent, and completed on time."Ohio Sen. Rob Portman tweeted, "once the final count has been completed, we will abide by the results, as we always have as Americans."

Congressional lawmakers from both major parties are transfixed on the post-election vote count drama, witnesses to extraordinary living history.

For some of them, wary of running afoul of the president and badgered by a persistent media, there is a hesitancy to react in any sort of substantive, at-length way.

President Donald Trump's assertion that the election is being stolen from him was media topic one, two, three and four for Kentucky's Mitch McConnell in Frankfort this morning. With a wry smile, he patiently responded in pretty much the same way each time he was asked if he agreed with the president's claims.

"I think what I said in the tweet this morning," he said, meaning read the tweet and you'll have my answer.

When asked what he would do if the president refused to accept the results, McConnell said, "I'm not going to answer any hypotheticals about where we go from here. I think this is ultimately going to be decided exactly what I said in my tweet."

The final line of McConnell's tweet reads, "the courts are here to apply the laws & resolve disputes."

Trumpism and disputes seem inextricably linked.

Pundits see the battle with Joe Biden as leaving an electorate rawly-divided by toxic politics, split apart with suspicion, distrust and anger. They believe Senate bipartisanship is likely doomed as a result.

We asked two seasoned hands of differing persuasions how they did it -- Democrat David Pepper, a state party chair, and Republican Bill Seitz, a state representative, collaborated on legislation back when Pepper was a Hamilton County Commissioner.

The issue involved inmates losing Medicaid coverage when they entered the prison system.

Pepper thought it was a self-defeating situation to have someone serve time and emerge from jail to find themselves knocked off Medicaid.

He contacted Seitz who began working on legislation to only suspend Medicaid coverage during the time an inmate was serving his or her sentence. Once completed, the coverage would pick back up under Statehouse legislation that was approved with bipartisan support.

It's the kind of thing, as both men noted, that does not generate headlines but has profound positive impact on the lives of thousands of people over time.

Both have had impact on Ohio's voting process and Seitz cited six changes the Republican-led Ohio Legislature got approved that have helped the state avoid the type of election season problems some other states are now having.

Lessons from 2020?

"Polling is about as good as a Ouija board," said Seitz.

Pepper took hyper-partisanship to the task.

"I mean, for goodness sakes, the American people are so tired of watching a Senate that does nothing," he told us.

Majority Leader McConnell said it's too soon to know if he'll still have that title after two Georgia runoff's in January.

Kentucky's other Senator, Rand Paul, tweeted, "Policing postmarks, signatures and fraud is now overwhelming because half the electorate votes by mail."

McConnell told reporters Friday he talks with the president frequently, but wouldn't elaborate on what they talked about in regard to the current situation. And he would not relent when pressed on the rigged election claim.

"It won't make any difference how many times you ask," McConnell said again, "I've already given you my answer."

In a written statement, Second District Congressman Brad Wenstrup, easily re-elected Tuesday night, reacted by saying: "To ensure that we have fair elections, we must ensure all LEGAL votes are counted with complete transparency. The processes that are taking place in certain states today, understandably, leave so much room for doubt especially when Americans have many reasons to be doubtful. The President, as well as any candidate running for office, is entitled to and should challenge all instances of impropriety so that Americans can be confident in the outcome of our elections. Finally, we should be happy that, here in Ohio, our process was fair, accessible, transparent, and completed on time."

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman tweeted, "once the final count has been completed, we will abide by the results, as we always have as Americans."

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