I just got an idea how to cut Trump off at the knees:

[Fiendish Thingy]

If the Governors and Secretaries of State of PA, MI and WI announced, at the close of the polls on Tuesday, that they will not release any vote tallies until noon on Friday November 6. Progress reports on the number of ballots counted would be issued periodically, but no tallies of votes for any race. Since some PA counties have already announced they won’t even start counting mail in votes until Wednesday, this fits in with the reality on the ground.

This would cut off Trump at the knees, because there would be no way a “red mirage” of 270 EV’s on Election Night could appear to give Trump a lead in the electoral college. How would his lawyers argue against this in court? That those states should be excluded completely from the EV count? That those states should be forced to release vote tallies on Tuesday night?

I know this isn’t likely to happen, but just thought I’d share something that popped in my head as I woke from my nap.

What do you think?

[cayugafalls]

1. Chainsaw?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. A Sawzall?

[mercuryblues]

6. You have to get

Prince Mohammed bin Salman for that job.

[TwilightZone]

3. PA has already said that the election is over when the votes are all counted.

Setting an arbitrary date wouldn't make sense in that context.

This has been beaten to death, but Trump can't do anything to force anyone to override state law where elections are concerned. They're done when they're done counting or when their state laws say they're done.

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. I'm not suggesting they stop counting at all, just deliberately delay the release of tallies. Nt

[TwilightZone]

10. There's no reason to.

They should release them when they're ready or are legally required to. I really don't get what you think intentionally stalling would accomplish. The sooner Biden is declared the clear winner, the better.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. That would be a very bad idea.

People would start speculating truly stupid stuff. Releasing the counts as they happen, the way it's generally done, makes the most sense.

And the idea that early returns will show much of a Trump lead strikes me as probably not true. For one thing, most states have already been counting the early votes. Those will be the first ones released when the polls close Tuesday. And if it's true that the early voting is heavily in favor of Biden, well there will be a blue wave that simply won't stop. Although it may be interesting to see Republicans, especially Trump, suddenly wanting all the votes counted, including all the late arriving ballots.

[WyattKansas]

5. And Donald Dumbass would immediately start parroting that the Dems were stuffing the ballot box.

And filtering out votes for him to be thrown in the river, trash, or fictional delusion comes to his underdeveloped and atrophied mind.

[Tommymac]

16. Who gives a fuck what he says? He's all gaslight.

And a coward and a bully.

[TwilightZone]

12. Agreed.

The polls do show a huge edge in early voting for Biden, particularly in swing states. The sooner they're declared, the better.

[Sneederbunk]

7. Probably would get heavy pushback from networks.

[Thekaspervote]

8. It's a really sound idea..it's too bad we didn't start that several election cycles back

[cry baby]

11. A butter knife?

[Turin_C3PO]

13. Sounds like a good idea to me.

[FBaggins]

14. It's unlikely that they have the power to do so

State law and the individual counties usually control the counting and reporting process.

[coti]

15. I don't think it's going to be necessary. I think Biden is just going to kick Trump's ass. nt

[Buckeyeblue]

17. Okinawan steel