Monthly Archives: November 2020
“Trump’s Attempts to Overturn the Election Are Unparalleled in U.S. History”
NYT goes back to Hayes-Tilden.
Michigan Senate Leader Issues Statement After Meeting with Trump That Throws Cold Water on Rogue Electoral College Slate Gambit
The latest:
JUST IN: Michigan Senate leader issues a readout of meeting with President Trump. pic.twitter.com/dwi3vGHj24— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 20, 2020
Minnesota: “Facts don’t support GOP Chair Carnahan’s election claims”
Leading Republican Election Attorneys Rob Kelner and Mark Braden (Separately) Reject Trump’s Bonkers Voter Fraud Theories to Try to Overturn Election Results
Rob Kelner:
It is possible that today was the lowest point in the history of the Republican Party. So far. The Judiciary, on the other hand (Trump appointees included) is standing firm for the rule of law.— Robert Kelner… Continue reading
“Why Trump Will Fail in Michigan”
I’ve just published this new New York Times piece:
The country is coming to a crossroad on Monday. That’s the date Michigan is to certify the results of the 2020 election. Yet President Trump has chosen a state he… Continue reading
Some GOP Senators Ready to Speak Up to Trump About Power Transfer; Some House Members Would Go Along with An Antidemocratic Power Grab
CNN:
A GOP Senate source told CNN that the combination of Giuliani’s news conference, as well as the President meddling in the Michigan election process, has some GOP senators reconsidering their silence. This source says most had hoped that… Continue reading
How Many Provisional Ballots are Actually at Stake in the PA Lawsuit?
The most recent Trump campaign legal complaint in PA argues, in part, that in Biden-leaning counties, voters were given notice and an opportunity to cure absentee ballot defects and vote a provisional ballot, while voters in Trump-leaning counties were not.… Continue reading
“Trump’s Disgraceful Gambit”
National Review editorial:
The Rudy Giuliani–led press conference at the RNC yesterday was the most outlandish and irresponsible performance ever by a group of lawyers representing a president of the United States.If Giuliani’s charge of a “national conspiracy” to produce… Continue reading
“Dark Money in the 2020 Election”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy for the Brennan Center.
Michigan: “Clerks urge election changes during boisterous legislative inquiry”
Detroit News:
In a Thursday meeting punctuated by outbursts from attendees, a wheelbarrow full of letters and repeated calls to order, two county clerks recommended a raft of election changes during the first testimony taken in a legislative inquiry… Continue reading
“Georgia recount shows ‘verdict of the people,’ says elections head”
AJC:
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said “numbers don’t lie” as he plans to certify Georgia’s election results Friday that showed Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump.Biden was ahead of Trump by over 12,000 votes in both machine counts… Continue reading
“Federal judge rejects Trump ally’s bid to block election certification in Georgia”
Politico:
Another bid by an ally of President Donald Trump to overturn the results of this month’s election was roundly rejected in court on Thursday, as a federal judge appointed by Trump turned down a bid to block the certification… Continue reading
The Trump Campaign’s Lack of Evidence in the Pennsylvania Case Dooms It to Failure (On Top of Everything Else): What GOP Senators (And Everyone Else) Need to Know Today
Yesterday Jenna Ellis of the Trump campaign (who had comically attacked me for noting that one of campaign’s proposed orders erred in signing a proposed order as if the judge had signed it) said at a press conference that the… Continue reading