Tur Fears ‘Next Election Won’t Be Fair,’ Hopes for 2024 ‘Contingency Plan’

On her Monday afternoon show, MSNBC anchor Katy Tur tried to preemptively claim that elections results in 2022 and 2024 – contests in which Republicans are expected to do well –  would be illegitimate. She even wondered in there was a “contingency plan” in place for 2024 in case “there is another violent insurrection with millions of people.”  

“So we’re all looking not just to the past, not just to a year ago, Phil, we’re looking to the future, we’re looking at to 2022 and also to 2024, where there are serious concerns among a lot of political experts, a lot of national security experts, a lot of journalists, that the next election won’t be fair and that the person who loses the election might be the one who becomes the President-Elect,”Tur was wildly prescient, referring to the coming one year anniversary for the Jan 6 Capitol Hill riot.

The Washington Post’s senior Washington correspondent Philip Rucker replied by touting how Democrats were planning to exploit the anniversary to sell their radical push to federalize elections:

Biden spoke out in support of democracy restoration and protection during his campaign. You also know that the Administration would love voting rights to be passed in Congress within the next weeks. Obviously that’s been a priority for some time that has slipped behind infrastructure, behind Build Back Better, has lost momentum on Capitol Hill. And I think there’s going to be an effort in the coming days to use the anniversary of January 6th to revive that.    

He melodramatically cautioned that “passing a voting rights bill is simply not enough to protect, to fortify democracy.”

Tur was furious and feared for his life. “There are a lot of people who think that 2024 is gonna be violent.” Turning to Politico national correspondent Betsy Woodruff Swan, Tur breathlessly asked: “…is there anything being gamed out for 2024 – ‘If ‘X’ happens, we’re gonna do ‘Y’?’ If there is another violent insurrection with millions of people or thousands of people, if there are more armed people who try to forcefully take over state houses, et cetera, is there a contingency plan being sorted for 2024?”

Tur concluded the section of fearmongering and hysteric panicking by declaring: “I hate having to talk about this with you guys because it is scary, but it’s something we all need to face head-on because it’s coming at us.”

Despite leftist media wailing about “democracy,” anchors like Tur are already spinning unhinged conspiracy theories about future elections being stolen and “millions” of Americans preparing to overthrow the government.

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The January 3, 2013 segment is available as a transcript:

2:31 PM ET

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KATY TUR: So we’re all looking not just to the past, not just to a year ago, Phil, we’re looking to the future, we’re looking at to 2022 and also to 2024, where there are serious concerns among a lot of political experts, a lot of national security experts, a lot of journalists, that the next election won’t be fair and that the person who loses the election might be the one who becomes the President-Elect.

Given the numbers we’re seeing out of these polls, the numbers of Americans who believe that Joe Biden is not the actual president, the numbers of people who agree that violence against the government is sometimes justified, and again that’s millions of people, what is the White House doing about this? I mean, I texted a senior official the other day and they didn’t even get back to me. Are – can they do anything?

PHILIP RUNNER [WASHINGTON POST SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT]: Well, they’re limited, Katy, in what they can do. Biden campaigned for restoring and protecting democratic values, and he stated that this would be his hallmark presidency. You know that the Administration would love to see voting rights pass the Congress in coming weeks. Obviously that’s been a priority for some time that has slipped behind infrastructure, behind Build Back Better, has lost momentum on Capitol Hill. And I think there’s going to be an effort in the coming days to use the anniversary of January 6th to revive that.

But passing a voting rights bill is simply not enough to protect, to fortify democracy, given what we’re hearing in public opinion surveys and what, frankly, we’re seeing with our own eyes around the country, the fact that tens of millions of Americans continue to believe the election was rigged when there is no evidence to support that claim.

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2:34 PM ET

TUR When you’re talking to your sources about this, I mean, there’s – beyond just the White House – where do we stand?

BETSY WOODDRUFF SN [POLITICO NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT]: It’s hard to see January 6th as anything other than a harbinger of significant threats. But it’s also important to remember something people night not have thought about or might not be front of mind for many folks who saw what unfolded that day. It’s important to remember that this country has a long and troubling history of political violence. National security specialists have found that domestic terrorist is now a bigger threat than international terrorism in the last few years.

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2:36 PM ET

TUR: When you talk to your national security sources, Betsy, beyond just the Capitol itself, are there any – is there anything being gamed out for 2024 – “If ‘X’ happens, we’re gonna do ‘Y’?” If there is another violent insurrection with millions of people or thousands of people, if there are more armed people who try to forcefully take over state houses, et cetera, is there a contingency plan being sorted for 2024?

WOODDRUFF SWAN: That’s a great question. I don’t have knowledge of a specific contingency plan. What I do know is that information sharing between federal and state law enforcement officers is a key focus for national security personnel.

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2.38 PM ET

TUR: I hate having to talk about this with you guys because it is scary, but it’s something we all need to face head-on because it’s coming at us.