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Jay C11/16/2020 8:31:49 am PST

re: #200 ericblair

So, all these judges that the goopers are so proud of didn’t make a damn bit of difference in getting the yam reinstated as President? So not only did FOX News fail, the conservative courts have failed, and the gooper congresscritters and senators haven’t done a damn thing! Hey, Georgia Republicans, it looks like there’s absolutely no point in getting more gooper senators elected, doesn’t it?

While you’re mostly right, I think some problems with your thesis are that:
1. Election issues, in the several states, are first handled at the state-court level: where the sort of GOP-led “court-packing” initiatives Mitch Connell has pushed may/may not have had much effect.
2. As I have been harping on repeatedly, I think the peculiarities of this year’s election have prompted states to make extra-sure their voting systems are secure and accurate. And proof against:
3. The sort of “cases” the Trump campaign has been bringing so far: so ludicrously inadequate that even the Republican lawyers bringing them are starting to bail.
4. Representatives and Senators don’t have any direct influence on elections (except, perhaps, in crafting regulatory legislation, which is never retroactive). State Legislators have more power to influence voting, since it’s done at the State level: but again, can only usually affect future elections.