Remember that Fear about the Kentucky Governor's Race?

How it was going to lead to further decay of our democratic institutions?  Yeah, I think that's going the other way:

Republican Senate President Robert Stivers believes Gov. Matt Bevin should concede his loss to Democrat Andy Beshear if next week's recanvass doesn't significantly change the vote totals.

“It’s time to call it quits and go home, say he had a good four years and congratulate Gov.-elect Beshear,” Stivers said in a brief Friday interview at the Capitol.

It was Stivers who kicked off this tempest in a teapot.  Why has he changed his tune?  Nobody was in the parade behind him:

Stivers also said he has received numerous angry calls and messages from people accusing him of somehow trying to steal the election should Bevin contest the outcome to the state legislature.

These calls followed Stivers' response to a reporter’s question on election night about the procedure for a gubernatorial candidate to contest the outcome, he said.

Stivers said lawmakers don’t have a choice once a candidate seeks to contest the election, as "it’s a constitutional mandate.”

In the South we call this "crawfishing."

"For all the Republicans who scream and yell that we shouldn't overturn an election with impeachment and removal of the president, they should feel exactly the same way about overturning an election for the governor's race," said Rep. Adam Koenig, R-Erlanger.

Stick a fork in 'im, Beshear is done!