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“Dems are overlooking a scenario that could box themselves into a corner out of which Trump would illegitimately claim victory.
First, and right now, the focus is on Trump's expected claim that the election is fraudulent if he loses. That is, if he doesn't win it is by definition illegitimate. The fear is that Trump will steal the election in any manner of ways, but he is laying the groundwork by saying tens of millions of votes by mail will be forged, bought off and counted late. And he will convince enough Republican-controlled states to prohibit the counting of late-arriving votes, sending the election all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which he is in the process of sealing a 6-3 majority to vote in his favor. That is a real fear on our part.
So, Biden bit -- just as Hillary and Dems did in 2016. He defended the system as a way to reassure Americans. At the debate, Biden said he would concede if the vote is not in his favor.
But here's the thing. What about illicit votes on the Republican side? What about hacking to flip results in key swing states? How do we know Russians aren't right now hacking into electronic voting systems and programming just enough votes to switch from Biden to Trump for wins in those states? What do we do when the results look legitimate, and Trump has eked out victories in key swing states that give him just enough Electoral College votes to be declared the winner -- and GOP election officials in those key states rush to validate the results before we can test the systems to see whether they held up to hacking?
If Dems are so fixated on defending the legitimacy of the vote -- because they assume a Biden victory -- and then find themselves on the losing side, how effective will they be trying to reverse course and accusing Trump of cheating? Knowing Democrats and their excruciating devotion to norms and etiquette, as well as their fear of being seen as -- oh, no! -- inconsistent, and -- horrors! -- hypocritical, they will drop the case.
Will they stay on the case?”Read full review »
Harmon61 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/04/20
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“Very glad he does this, the best source of deep analysis of US electoral politics available.”
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12/06/19
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“Glad to see you’ve started bringing on some women as guests - there is a lot of exceptional female political talent out there - please be mindful about providing them a platform to share their voices!”
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06/25/20
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“Superb and sober analysis with excellent guests.”
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United States of America ·
02/05/20
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