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During a February 8 interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) argued that former Vice President Mike Pence should not have confirmed the 2020 Electoral College results on January 6, 2021 — a statement that has drawn scathing criticism from MSNBC’s Steve Benen and others. Stefanik, who is clearly hoping to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate if he wins the 2024 GOP nomination, told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, “I would not have done what Mike Pence did. I don’t think that was the right approach.” But conservative Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), who voted to confi…