GOP Board of Canvassers member just announced he would vote to certify Michigan results

[StarfishSaver]

It's essentially over.

[samsingh]

1. is this Michigan?

[catbyte]

10. Yes. The other GOP member is bloviating now but it's meaningless.

[bearsfootball516]

2. Trump is shitting himself lol

[Siwsan]

3. Since he stated he has a 'prepared statement', I muted Shinkle

He came in with his mind made up to be an obstructionist.

[Biophilic]

6. There is no way this wasn't planned over the weekend with Trump. No way.

But it does give him his moment of 'greatness' to go along with Trump's.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. I'm thinking (as I mentioned in a thread yesterday) - ETA and will be 3-1

that they will split their vote. One will vote "no" and the other "yes" and the result will be 3-1 to certify and provide the GOP some cover while generating a whole lot of sound and fury signifying nothing.

(heard the end of the ass's remarks who voted "no" as expected)

[rainin]

5. Is this Shinkle? Please clarify. Is Skinkle voting 'yes'?

[catbyte]

12. Aaron van Langevelde is the GOP member who will support certification. Shinkle is still blowing hot

gas.

[sheshe2]

25. I think we should rename him Stinkle.

[sandensea]

13. Shinkle the drunk is (predictably) a NO

But his fellow Republican, Aaron van Langevelde, was an eloquent yes.

[Wednesdays]

24. Not even Shinkle voted no!

He abstained.

[sandensea]

7. Aaron van Langevelde

A very brave man, seeing as he (and his family) will now be subjected to an avalanche of Chumpkin death threats.

"This board must respect the authority entrusted to it, and follow the law as written."

"In this case the law is absolutely clear: we have a clear legal duty to certify results as shown by the returns given to us."

[catbyte]

14. He's the lawyer for the State House & the Majority Leader said they would not dispute the election.

[sandensea]

16. Thanks for that important background info

Definitely what most Repugs would call a RINO, then: he adheres to the law.

How dare he!

[Fullduplexxx]

8. And Trump will fire off another phone call in 3 2 1

[Johnny2X2X]

9. This will be 3-1

But this should be a lesson, these scoundrels have to be purged from these roles. They cannot be trusted to do a non partisan task, everything is politcal to them.

[Wednesdays]

26. The vote was 3-0-1.

One abstention.

[nsd]

11. You're talking about van Langevelde, not Shinkle.

Please write clearer OPs. This post is confusing.

[MissB]

15. Shrinkle is going to vote to certify too

[Ms. Toad]

18. What makes you think that?

Everything I've heard him say suggests he will vote against it.

[Captain Zero]

27. If race car driver Dick Trickle moved to Michigan and was on this board voting yes

It would be Dick Trickle and Shrinkle voting yes. Just sayin'.

[Wednesdays]

28. He abstained.

The vote was 3-0-1.

[MissB]

30. Ah thanks.

Serves me right for multi tasking

[StarfishSaver]

20. How are you confused?

I didn't say it was Shinkle.

[dameatball]

29. OP seemed fine to me. Carry on.

[Ms. Toad]

17. Yup. He's been signalling it all day.

And - as I expected - they didn't wait to hear all of the public before they called the question. It's done in a few minutes - potentially one more member speaking, then the vote.

[LisaL]

19. Well, I sure hope so.

NT

[Windy City Charlie]

21. The looney toons

The looney toons with the conspiracy theories will be claiming the deep state got to him or that guy named Soros paid him off.

[SheltieLover]

22. Yaaaaaay!

[Sunsky]

23. 3-0

One abstention from the pos.