Speaker Mike Johnson's stern warning of imminent legal action failed to impress a Democrat who called his argument utter nonsense.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis shrugged off Johnson's assertion that President Joe Biden could be legally forced onto November ballots during an interview on CNN Monday afternoon.
"That's total bunk," Polis said. "The truth is the Democratic Party doesn't have our nominee yet. ... That's what the Democratic conventions are for."
Polis' eye-roll arrived after Johnson warned that Republicans have been gearing up to wage legal war on the expected switch from Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Heritage Foundation — the powerful Republican think tank behind Project 2025 — is reportedly considering courtroom fights in Wisconsin, Georgia and Nevada.
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Polis scoffed at the notion that such legal actions could succeed, then threw his whole-hearted support behind Harris.
Even even-keeled CNN anchor Dana Bash seemed to revel in a race that would not be "a rematch between two old white men," as she put it.
"As the father of a 10-year-old daughter, I was so excited to be able to tell her yesterday that our country is about to have our first woman president," Polis said.
"We've got a vibrant, exciting experienced young candidate with a vision about the future of our country."
When Bash asked if Polis considered himself a viable option for Harris' running mate, he admitted he believes swing state governors are well-positioned for the job.
"Frankly, I liked the idea of governors," said Polis. "They are executives. They're ready to go."
But Polis also downplayed the importance of running mates and his own eligibility with a line that made Bash laugh out loud because it was, as she put it, "very funny."
"[The election] is always decided on the top of the ticket, right? So this is going to be Trump, if he stays in and doesn't drop out, versus Kamala Harris," Polis said.
"If they do the polling and it turns out that they need a 49-year-old balding, gay Jew from Boulder, Colorado, they have my number."
