Monthly Archives: November 2020

“In Key States, Republicans Were Critical in Resisting Trump’s Election Narrative”

November 28, 2020, 3:06 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Important NYT piece: If the president hoped Republicans across the country would fall in line behind his false and farcical claims that the election was somehow rigged on a mammoth scale by a nefarious multinational conspiracy, he was in… Continue reading

“As Georgia Republicans aim to unite, Trump’s ‘rigged’ claims drive a wedge”

November 28, 2020, 3:03 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: At a gun range in North Georgia, Republicans roared in applause Saturday as once-bitter rivals Doug Collins and Kelly Loeffler shook hands and then embraced over their shared determination to keep the U.S. Senate in GOP control in Jan.… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania’s top court expected to act quickly on appeal to let state proceed with election certification”

November 28, 2020, 2:59 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WITF: Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar say a court order to halt the next steps Pennsylvania’s election certification process could interfere with the state seating its electors – and they’re appealing to the state Supreme … Continue reading

“Trump’s Battle to Undermine the Vote in Pennsylvania”

November 28, 2020, 9:21 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

The New Yorker’s Eliza Griswold takes a detailed look at the state legislative politics in PA over whether to conduct an audit of the presidential election. That effort appears to have fizzled out, at least for now: Since November 3rd,… Continue reading

Cert. Petition Filed in Supreme Court in Pennsylvania Election Case (Bognet) Proposes Resolution of Independent State Legislature Doctrine After Election Is Over

November 27, 2020, 5:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

From the cert petition: This case presents critically important issues about the conduct of federal elections that have split the lower courts. Do State courts and executiveofficials have authority to alter legislatively established election rules, despite the U.S. Constitution’s… Continue reading

Breaking: Third Circuit Unanimously Rejects Trump Emergency Appeal in Pennsylvania Case [link to opinion]

November 27, 2020, 9:33 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

In a 21-page unanimous and scathing unpublished opinion, the Third Circuit has rejected the appeal of the Trump campaign in the Pennsylvania federal case challenging the election results. Judge Bibas, a Trump appointee, begins the opinion: “Free, fair elections… Continue reading

A Wuffle: “Does Donald Trump Really Believe he Won the 2020 Election?”

November 27, 2020, 7:27 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from A Wuffle: When President Trump says he really won the election, most Biden supporters think he is delusional and a candidate for an insane asylum, as are Trump voters who, in remarkably large… Continue reading

“Should Donald Trump be prosecuted? Proceed with caution.”

November 27, 2020, 7:22 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

@RuthMarcus: It’s not an easy call. Anyone who believes it to be simple is not grappling with the implications of taking the unprecedented step of lodging criminal charges against a former president. The United States is not a place,… Continue reading

During Thanksgiving Press Availability, Trump Engaged in Repeated, Despicable Lies About Hundreds of Thousands of Fraudulent Votes Cast in Each State, Trying to Explain His Election Loss; FOX News Broadcast It in Full without Fact Checking

November 27, 2020, 7:22 amElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

You can watch the full remarks here. Let’s not be blasé about the President lying to the American people, falsely claiming hundreds of thousands of fraudulent votes being cast per state. This is horrible and despicable. He’s proved none… Continue reading

“Trump’s baseless election fraud claims in Georgia turn Senate runoffs into a ‘high-wire act’ for Republicans”

November 27, 2020, 7:13 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Sen. David Perdue was encouraging a crowd at a gun club south of Atlanta to support him and fellow Republican Kelly Loeffler in their bids for Georgia’s Senate seats, which he called the only thing standing between America and… Continue reading

“‘Certainly I will’: Trump says he’ll leave if the electors vote for Biden.”

November 27, 2020, 7:10 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump said on Thursday that he would leave the White House if the Electoral College formalized Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s election as president, even as he reiterated baseless claims of fraud that he said would make it “very… Continue reading

“As Biden administration ramps up, Trump legal effort drags on”

November 26, 2020, 1:10 pmUncategorizedRichard Pildes

Experts say the languishing legal campaign — which is no longer actively pushing to overturn the results in three or more states, as it would need to do to surpass Biden’s electoral votes — is less about flipping the election… Continue reading

“Trump calls into Pennsylvania hearing, rambles about voter fraud on speakerphone”

November 25, 2020, 5:05 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NBC News: President Donald Trump on Wednesday phoned into a Pennsylvania state Senate hearing where his lawyers were appearing as part of their shriveling legal battle against the election results.After calling his lawyers in the middle of the hearing… Continue reading

“As States Certify Ballot Totals, An Extraordinary Election Comes To An End”

November 25, 2020, 4:03 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Pam Fessler for NPR: Signs of a tattered, but resilient, voting system were on full display this week as one of the most contentious elections in U.S. history rolled toward completion.Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada and North Carolina put the final stamp… Continue reading