a relevant this is hell episode. The past 20 years have seen the republicans party using the constitution to undermine the constitution. From Bush V Gore to Merrick Garland. Dozens of instances.

I think if we didn't live in a normalization era and if you asked somebody which is more unthinkable, the Merrick Garland scenario or a Republican state legislature refusing to accept the popular vote for president, I don't think they could say one is clearly more unthinkable than the other.

I've heard people suggest that if a state just replaced it's electors, it'd be tantamount to civil war. Merrick Garland wasn't.

And there's several Airbud style loopholes. Congress certifies the count and with a bipartisan objection, they can adjourn to discuss the results. McConnell: "well technically there's no rule that says we explicitly have end discussion before Jan 20"

My hot take: there is NO WAY Biden becomes president even though he wins. It won't be civil war because constitutional democracy already ended a good 20 years ago and everybody got over it. They will get over this too.

160/160 post title, never leave any character off the table.

  • Slaanesh [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Repubs win so hard here. They get to distance themselves from Trump, winning more of the white suburban vote again, all the while "taking revenger on Biden" and winning the Trumpers. This is their best outcome, why challenge it?

    • Saint [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Yep. Only Trump's direct allies and the frothing-at-the-mouth fash are really upset about Trump losing. The capitalist class and even white supremacists who are at all strategic know that a Biden presidency isn't going to do them any harm.

    • Provastian_Jackson [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I don't see republicans distancing themselves from Trump. They won more with him than without him. I do not see it. I see them shedding more Romney-style politicians (who will be embraced as heroes by dems) but I don't see a party shit at all.

      • machinegobrrrr [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        I saw fox news for a few minutes when georgia flipped. they already began the coping process, their guest was talking about how this is still a win for republicans because they won a lot of down ballot seats and still control senate etc. They probably don't mind taking an L for president race so that they can rile up their base and win house back in 2022

        • emizeko [they/them]
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          4 years ago

          pulling a Grover Cleveland is the funniest outcome, so that will happen unless he dies first