I read the Atlantic article and found it to be highly impausible, not to mention the fact why would they be giving away their evil plan a month ahead of November 3?
Attorney Teri Kanefiled lays it out well.
https://twitter.com/teri_kanefield/s...51838406610945
Easier to read version here:
https://threader.app/thread/1308851838406610945
Below are excerpts:
A few weeks ago, a theory that Trump could steal the election in this manner made the rounds. For this to happen, a string of very unlikely and highly improbable things would have to happen.
The story died down.
The press right now is very bad for Trump.
Next thing we know, a legal advisor to the Trump campaign tells a reporter that this extremely unlikely event WILL happen because the states will line up and do what Trump wants (overturn the will of the people).
The Trump campaign wants this in the headlines.
I'm pretty sure everyone knows Trump would cheat, lie, steal, and even let 200K people die if he thought it would help him win.
There are several ways to respond to this story, but we have to begin by wondering why the "legal advisor" wants us to have this information.
First, remember that each state has rules that govern the certifying of their elections.
Yes, laws still matter.
The Trump legal advisor wants you to think they don't.
Why? Because when enough people lose confidence in democracy, democracy will fail.
Trump is trying his best to get you to lose confidence in democratic processes.
He is trying to make you think he can pull this off.
New polls came out today showing that Trump is ten points behind nationally.
The Strongman needs you to think he's strong. He doesn't want you talking about the polls.
If he was winning, he'd want you talking about the polls.
He's losing so he needs to present a situation that makes him look strong.
He wants you to think state legislatures will do whatever he tells them to do, including overturning the will of their own constituents because Trump ordered it.
Why is it unlikely?
(1) State legislatures do not certify elections.
(2) States have laws governing how elections are certified.
(3) State legislatures answer to their constituents, not Trump.
(4) The election would have to come down to a few states in which the elected officials were willing to go against the will of their voters and against their own laws.
(5) They'd have to break the laws (and defy their voters) for Trump.
(6) The courts would have to allow it.
(7) The Supreme Court along with multiple state legislatures would have to be willing to basically install a dictator.
(8) Remember what @stuartpstevens said. They would be putting themselves forever at Trump's mercy.
(9) In a close election, like 2000, where the election comes down to a few thousand votes, something like this might work.
(10) We're looking at an election in which Trump loses the popular vote by upwards of 7 percentage points. . .. . . and multiple states give Biden the electoral college win.
Beginning with the fact that state legislatures have nothing to do with certifying elections, this isn't plausible. The story is why Trump wants us to think he can pull something like this off.
Let's not pretend that we are at the mercy of Trump, or that we give two hoots about whether he will "respect" the results of the election.
Secret service can escort him out of the White House in January.
Look how much time we spent on this.
Win for Trump.
Dear those of you who explaining why I'm wrong and that Trump can easily steal this election (and I'm naive to doubt it) let me ask you this: Suppose you succeed in persuading lots of people of this?
What will you accomplish?
Of course: Trump knows he can't win by persuading people to vote for him, so he will try to create chaos.
What you can do: Volunteer to work on the election.
What Biden will do: Put together a top-notch legal team.
Facts matter.