This is an extremely responsible, important statement from the majority leaders of the PA Senate and House. It deserves wide circulation because it makes clear that the voters will decide the election. This statement goes a long way to ensuring… Continue reading

Josh Gerstein sums it up: President Donald Trump’s barrage of lawsuits related to the 2020 presidential election kicked up considerable dust on Thursday, but delivered his campaign no tangible progress in halting or slowing the slide of vote tallies… Continue reading

Laura Brill makes a good point.

Rick Pildes in the NYT: It is hard to know the true motivation behind these new lawsuits. They could be all sound and fury, an effort to appease the president and his troops, demonstrating that the campaign is fighting to… Continue reading

Good to hear this, even though I think this gambit is extremely unlikely to happen (despite worries of Barton Gellman and others): https://twitter.com/rw_briggs/status/1324434235374116865?s=20

You can watch here or read a transcript.

WaPo: In 2000, when George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore were deadlocked in the Florida vote for president, a high-powered team of legal experts flocked south to lead Bush’s ultimately successful strategy to prevail in a recount, guided… Continue reading

The report begins:  The 3 November general elections were competitive and well managed despite legal uncertainties and logistical challenges. In a highly polarized political environment, acrimonious campaign rhetoric fuelled tensions. Measures intended to secure the elections during the pandemic… Continue reading