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DeminPennswoods

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29. This!

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 08:16 AM

Oct 2020

There's no doubt Rs are trying to keep those who would be expected to support Dems away from the polls. But the hysterical fear-mongering about election results is because cable news hosts and pundits know the election is not going to be close. Blowouts are not good for ratings, so the need is there for something to keep viewers returning and making advertisers happy. Thus the continual harping on how long it might be before total results are in and so on.

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Pennsylvania Republicans Put Election Nightmare Scenario In Motion [View all] joewicker_TX Oct 2020 OP

If they try to appoint electors without changing the law, it would be super illegal. jorgevlorgan Oct 2020 #1

Any changes to the current law faces a Democratic Governor's veto; Likewise a Democratic SOS and AG hlthe2b Oct 2020 #3

Exactly. There's no way this can legally happen. jorgevlorgan Oct 2020 #4

If this is a bill to establish a commission by state law... regnaD kciN Oct 2020 #13

Even if somehow the gop is unifed in PA jorgevlorgan Oct 2020 #16

Exactly..they are gop cheaters, but most would not be willing to go to prison Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #24

Pennsylvania's constitution requires the governor's signature: NYC Liberal Oct 2020 #28

Democratic Gov? JennyMominFL Oct 2020 #2

Yeah jorgevlorgan Oct 2020 #7

Hysterical click bait - I'll stick with Laurence Tribe's opinion Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #5

Ditto elleng Oct 2020 #8

thank you! stillcool Oct 2020 #10

me too llashram Oct 2020 #15

This! DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #29

Electors rso Oct 2020 #6

Agree, but it does show us the length repugs SharonClark Oct 2020 #9

PA..dem governor..not so fast! Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #11

Yes, but, as I wrote above... regnaD kciN Oct 2020 #17

Current electoral laws signed by a Governor Rule of Claw Oct 2020 #18

This! Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #21

This SCOTUS ruling from 7/20 was about faithless electors but addresses this issue as well Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #23

Winning 3 governorships in 2018.... paleotn Oct 2020 #12

This is the best post I have read today on DU. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #19

Thank Goodness for that! So glad we have Dems governors in those states. onetexan Oct 2020 #27

They certainly are, and imagine where we'd be without those flips. Republicans have deurbano Oct 2020 #20

Yes and I have ALWAYS considered Tom Wolf (D-PA) our firewall BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #25

This should be seen for what it is ... Statistical Oct 2020 #14

But guess what happened? One of their maskless douchebags tested positive and they shutdown BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #22

Voters get a bit pissed when their will is overturned by deception beachbumbob Oct 2020 #26