US Election Week 2020

[Darth Wagtaros]

I go with dangerous and stupid, not just potentially dangerous.  Too many people believe it, and too many of them are willing to dismiss concerns out of hand.

[Habbaku]

Representative Paul Mitchell from Michigan has left the Republican Party over the election idiocy.

[Valmy]

Representative Paul Mitchell from Michigan has left the Republican Party over the election idiocy.

Yeah but he only has a few weeks left in Congress. He did not run for re-election in November.

[Habbaku]

Yeah, found that out after posting. Symbolic at best, unfortunately. 

[Oexmelin]

Yeah, found that out after posting. Symbolic at best, unfortunately. 

It seems the best these Republicans have to offer: strong condemnation on the way out; silence when in office.

[viper37]

Trump plans seems to rely on GOP congress people to refuse to certify the electoral college vote.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/14/us/politics/congress-election-role.html

I wouldn't be surprised to see the GOP Representatives and Senators vote against certification in some States, knowing full well the House, controlled by Democrats, will not reject the certification.

I've also read somewhere that Pelosi is feeling pressure to not accept any GOP representative from a contested State who signed the amicus brief in favor of Trump.

I'm sure that would go very well with these Congressmen defending election integrity

[Eddie Teach]

I don't think the voices arguing to reject GOP Congress critters are capable of exerting pressure.

[grumbler]

If Pelosi is smart, she will simply add a rider to the acceptance bill that says that every congresscritter that accepts their seat acknowledges the legitimacy of the election that got them their seat.  Put the shoe on their feet.

[Admiral Yi]

It seems the best these Republicans have to offer: strong condemnation on the way out; silence when in office.

Damned if you do and damned if you don't.

[Habbaku]

This is what the Trumpists are currently passing around to each other if you guys are looking for some strong "Bernie can still win!" energy: https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/donald-trumps-stealthy-road-victory?fbclid=IwAR0raFr4xuA6pcVSyP91Bx-HVWSv3YxIyvDFwj8V2tNWHeZdqVvJmIK_rfk

[The Minsky Moment]

Graham Allison is a grand oldtimer who wrote some foreign policy classics but his familiarity with Presidential election mechanics is creaky.  The scenario he outlined is not possible at this point - the state election counts were certified and safe harbored and there are no competing electoral votes in play.

[katmai]

But,but, Stephen Miller said!!

[Darth Wagtaros]

Pelosi questioning their credentials is exactly what they want.  Just like those asshole fake electors getting turned away by the cops.  "We're patriots getting crushed by the Man."

[Caliga]

Well Trump's boss Putin finally congratulated Biden on his victory.

[Syt]