Donald Trump Will Try To Convince State Republicans to Change Electoral College Rules to Win: Report

[TomCADem]

At the end of the day, Republicans may just end up supporting Trump's coup with the hope that the Supreme Court supports it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-will-try-to-convince-state-republicans-to-change-electoral-college-rules-to-win-report/ar-BB1bbqc7?ocid=msedgntp

Trump has thus far refused to concede the election to President-elect Joe Biden, contesting the voting process in court in some battleground states. Some observers have criticized Trump's allegations of widespread election manipulation as being presented without evidence. With many media outlets calling Biden the clear winner of the election, lawyers for Trump reportedly believe his best chance at remaining in office lies in states choosing to appoint electors who would not cast their votes for Biden.

According to Reuters, the Trump campaign's legal team has decided to take a "more targeted approach towards getting the legislators engaged" with a focus on Michigan. Biden was the projected winner in Michigan, garnering Biden the state's 16 electoral votes.

Electors are normally chosen by governors and the secretaries of state. Often, electors vote for the presidential candidate that won the popular vote in their state. However, Trump's legal team reportedly wants to shift the responsibility of appointing electors to GOP lawmakers.

Trump reportedly requested to meet with Michigan Republican House Speaker Lee Chatfield and Michigan Republican Majority Leader Mike Shirkey on Friday. Both Chatfield and Shirkey have reportedly agreed to attend. In a statement sent to Newsweek on Thursday, the Michigan Democratic Party criticized the decision.

[DarthDem]

1. This isn't going to work

For reasons repeatedly stated here and elsewhere.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Some of my Democratic co-workers are freaking out about this...

[leftieNanner]

4. Most of these things aren't just rules

They are laws. Republican legislators cannot just willy-nilly change the way these things are done.

And there are still one or two Republicans with spines. (see: Georgia SOS).

[catbyte]

5. Tell them to calm down. Even though republicans are the majority in the MI legislature, it's

against state law to pass a new election law and make it retroactive. They cannot do it.

[David__77]

9. I don't think people need to calm down.

There is, actually, a fascist in the White House. And there is a fascist movement mobilizing in the streets. The Republican Party has been captured by fascists. I'm hopeful that people will struggle, in the streets and otherwise, against this.

[Turbineguy]

3. When you don't know the law

and even if you did, you just don't give a shit....

[NCDem47]

6. When Trump has to go to Plan D, do you really think it will work?

Plan A: Voter suppression. Didn’t work

Plan B: Toss votes out. Didn’t work

Plan C: Delay certification. Not working

Plan D: Just have Republicans go rogue and overturn the will of the people

It’s the nuclear option, but I’ve learned to chill about this from the education I got here on DU on why this is not workable.

[Girard442]

7. Do something, get sued. Lose. Appeal. Lose. Ultimately end up before the SCOTUS.

And then?

Not a great strategy, but not a guaranteed fail.

[Phoenix61]

8. There has to be a case that makes it out of

a lower court and that hasn’t happened. They’ve all been dismissed for lack of, basically, everything. They don’t have a route to the Supreme Court.