Category Archives: Election Meltdown
I’ll Be Participating in an ABA Webinar on the Election Tomorrow: “November 3, 2020: The View from November 10”
Registration details:
What will the legal landscape look like one week after Election Day? Predictions about election results vary from a peaceful count to disputed electors, protracted litigation, Congressional turmoil, and Supreme Court involvement. Existing laws, such as the Presidential… Continue reading
“Republicans are split over whether to call the election over.”
NYT:
As top Republicans remained divided Sunday over congratulating President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. and declaring the election over, President Trump’s closest advisers continue to brief him on possible “legal remedies,” according to a White House official.That path has been… Continue reading
“Trump campaign planning messaging blitz to fuel unsupported election questions”
CNN:
President Donald Trump’s campaign is planning a messaging blitz to fuel its argument — unsupported by any evidence to date — that the President’s second term is being stolen from him through corrupt vote counts in battleground states, three… Continue reading
“Democracy Worked This Year. But It is Under Threat”
Emily Bazelon in the NYT Magazine:
America’s pandemic election was a remarkable, unlikely feat. “The challenges and obstacles were perhaps the highest in history, or at least since the Spanish Flu in 1918, and we saw fewer problems than… Continue reading
“Trump would concede, work on peaceful transition if legal fight falls short, sources say, despite tweets”
Fox News:
While President Trump insists on Twitter that ballots have been improperly counted and argues that President-elect Joe Biden‘s victory is premature, two sources told Fox News that Trump would concede and execute a peaceful transfer of… Continue reading
Trump, Still Claiming Fraud, Issues Statement Saying He Will Continue to Litigate; Time for Other Republican Leaders to Step Up
Here is the Trump statement:
As I and others have explained, Trump’s litigation strategy is going nowhere. It is not going to make a difference to the election outcome.
It is time for more responsible Republican leaders to step up;… Continue reading
Breaking: Networks Call Election for Biden: What Happens Now with Trump, and His Litigation? Republicans Need to Step Up and Confirm Integrity of the Election
As I write this, some decision desks have called the election for Biden. I expect others will soon follow suit, and the math indicates a Biden win. The results will not be official until January, when Congress counts electoral college… Continue reading
“In Torrent of Falsehoods, Trump Claims Election Is Being Stolen”
NYT:
Even for President Trump, it was an imagined version of reality, one in which he was not losing but the victim of a wide-ranging conspiracy stretching across the country in multiple cities, counties and states, involving untold numbers of… Continue reading
Must-Read NY Times on Trump’s Baseless Voter Fraud Claims: “The Disinformation Is Coming From Inside the White House”
NYT:
A disinformation push to subvert the election is well underway, and it is coming straight from President Trump and his allies. The goal: to somehow stop a victory by former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., or, failing that,… Continue reading
President Trump Tweets “STOP THE COUNT” While Behind in the Electoral College Count As His Campaign Brings Small Bore Lawsuits: What’s Trump’s End Game If Race Called for Biden?
Although things remain uncertain, it appears that Joe Biden could soon be declared by news organizations as the winner of the presidential race. This depends upon finishing the count in a number of key states including states where Trump is… Continue reading
Mercifully, A Relatively Boring Election Day
Me, over at the Slate live blog.
Must-read from Ned Foley: “Closing Argument: All the President’s Bedlam”
You really need to read the whole thing:
President Trump is talking about “bedlam” — and even “violence in the streets” — if results aren’t known on election night. In fact, he is trying to create bedlam where none exists.… Continue reading
“What Will TV and Social Networks Do If Trump Prematurely Declares Victory?”
Brian Stelter for CNN:
If President Trump comes out and prematurely claims victory on Election Night, what will television networks and social media websites do?The scenario — undemocratic and unthinkable in the past but a very real possibility with… Continue reading