Marc Elias exposes the GOP's three part strategy. Suppress vote, challenge and intimidate workers, refuse certification

[Dennis Donovan]

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Marc E. Elias
Republicans have a three part strategy.

1. Suppress the vote.
2. Challenge voters/intimidate election workers.
3. Refuse certification.

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[ananda]

1. We need more than just a legal team!

We need bodies at the polls, including lawyers and
police, to make sure elections are fair and that
officials follow the rules!

[dslyahoo]

2. Fourth step

4. Get the election thrown to the Supreme Court.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. Not if its an overwhelming win! n/t

[Think. Again.]

9. If we can't achieve an actual count of actual votes, how do we decide a win?

[Dennis Donovan]

11. We'll have our own poll watchers, like in 2020.

...and we're on to their fake elector scheme.

[Iwasthere]

12. This is my worry as well

We could scream all we want that the massive lines definitely should equal a landslide but the mucked up numbers would win out.

[Think. Again.]

14. Yrs, the rightwing plan is to start multiple little fires everywhere...

...so that any one of thos fires could burn the whole thing down.

If just one district, or county, or state, creates a situation where their vote tally is in question legally, that could bring the entire nation-wide tally to a halt, just like in 2000. And they're going to try that in virtually every district, county, and state.

[Iwasthere]

15. It's highly likely the SC will be getting it. Unless the lines are unquestionable

We could scream all we want that the massive lines definitely should equal a landslide but the mucked up numbers would win out. The lines need to be uber massive!

[Think. Again.]

18. We need to do all we can to defy the "mucked up numbers"...

...I believe that's the goal of the pro-bono, volunteer, civilian groups of lawyers who are studying and preparing for the election crimes the rightwing are planning to commit.

If we can only get the the department of justice to cover their responsibilities in preventing crimes, we might be ok.

[orthoclad]

13. BINGO!

All they need is enough chaos to throw it to the Extreme Court.

Time for Joe to push for pressure on them. What does he have to lose? Shoulda done it years ago.

[DFW]

3. The good news and the bad news

The good news is that the Republicans know they are going to lose.

The bad news is that they will go to ANY measure, legal or otherwise, to prevent that, and that threat is apparently not being taken seriously enough.

[Dennis Donovan]

5. Prominent Progressive commentators (like Rachel) are ringing the Klaxon

...and we have Marc Elias on our side. He knows the game!

[DFW]

6. We know that WE know it

Does the DOJ know it? Does the FEC? Actually, they probably do. Will they do anything about it?

[Dennis Donovan]

8. I'd bet they're working on it as we speak...

Democracy is at stake!

[Think. Again.]

10. That's a very high-stakes bet, ...

Let's do everything we can to be SURE they're working on it.

[Iwasthere]

16. We've seen a whole lotta "I'll bet they are working on it"s

Till we find put later they weren't working on it with the tenacity needed. It's up to us to have a mega historic turnout.

[S/V Loner]

7. I have been saying all along that they act as if...

the election is theirs. The fact that they are not trying one bit to appeal to undecideds says everything. They are counting on the Supreme Court to settle the issue.
The one upside about the GOP is that they can't help themselves overstepping. Unwarranted confidence has always been their Achilles Heal.

[B.See]

17. We know what they are

trying to do, and plan on doing.

The question (to quote Jim Malone's famed line from "The Untouchables" ) is "What are [we] prepared to DO? '