According to @bartongellman in Atlantic, the GOP/Trump is actually seeking a CONSTITUTIONAL way to keep Trump in power. In states with tight/disputed election results, repub-controlled legislatures could pick the slate of electors. It would be perfectly legal. 1/
They actually prepared for this in 2000 during the vote-counting disputes in Florida. 2/
latimes.com/archives/la-xp…
I suspect gop legislators would justify taking such a step to end uncertainty over counting votes and Trump stoking fears of voter fraud. The public would want to end the mayhem/confusion. Just like 2000. And this would be one way to do it. 3/
And they would be perfectly correct in saying: "It's in the Constitution. We can do this legally."4/
That's not to say this will happen. It just nearly happened in 2000.
Swing state legislatures controlled by party:
PA: GOP
FL: GOP
NC:GOP
AZ: GOP
Wisconsin: GOP
MI: GOP
OH: GOP
NV: DEM
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