This is just such an unbelievably naive and selfish POV. These is no difference between this ridiculousness and the "I CAN VOTE THIRD PARTY BECAUSE OF FREEDOM!" people.
None.
This just tells me the Dems have NO IDEA what they're doing...at all.
It sounds like a very regular sort of answer to me. Especially this far in advance.
It's not like he's going to say he's going to call the entire election rigged and have people storm the capital in response.
What should he have said instead?