Sunday, January 03, 2021

How Trump's Allies In Congress Plan To Challenge Biden's Win

Sounds reasonable to me.
Also sounds like something Dems have done at least three times before:
   In 2001, some House Democrats objected to the results from Florida, which was at the center of the contested 2000 presidential race. Then-Vice President Al Gore had to preside over the joint session and rule against House Democrats who were trying to void an Electoral College result that cost him the presidency.
   In 2005, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D., Calif.) joined House Democrats in a challenge about the 2004 presidential-election result from Ohio, but the resulting votes failed with minimal support in either chamber. In 2017, Democrats objected 11 different times when the tellers verified the votes from each of the states. Then-Vice President Biden quickly shut them down when no senators signed their objections.
   But 2021 is a different situation politically, said Mr. Koger. Unlike in past years, “you have a president who hasn’t conceded, and a party where loyalty to that one figure seems to be a defining characteristic,” he said.
That last bit is also important, of course. Trump's acting crazy, he's got crazies in his orbit (e.g. Lin Wood), and there really is this segment of Trump-supporters who are over-the-top and seemingly committed to him personally. That's the segment that the left identifies as cult-like--perhaps correctly. Trump himself, of course, needs to stay out of this--or, at most, dip his toes in judiciously. But, characteristically, he's like a bull in a china shop.

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