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2016 Postmortem

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ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 11:30 AM Nov 2016

I was just struck by a horrific thought. [View all]

What if the race is closer than we expect (or hope), and one or two states will make the difference, say, Ohio, NC, or even Florida?

Bush v. Gore was wrongly decided by a 5-4 majority. No such vote is possible now, even by my maths, given only 8 supreme justices. So, there is a possibility that the conservative 6th circuit or a conservative group of another federal appeals court will be issuing the final ruling on this election.

I shudder at the thought. Hopefully, we will kick as so broadly and widely, it will never come to this. But still . . . . .

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I was just struck by a horrific thought. [View all] ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2016 OP
I worry more about tampering with ballots - the ones that go "missing" etc BSdetect Nov 2016 #1
good point. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2016 #3
"kick as?" n/t rzemanfl Nov 2016 #2
Assssssssssss ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2016 #4
I believe jehop61 Nov 2016 #5
I worrying period today theglammistress Nov 2016 #6
I worry about Scott in Fla and Walker in WI Hannahcares Nov 2016 #7
Walkerstan has voting supression down to a science. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2016 #9
I would just expect that they tamper with ballots. They are very dishonest. BSdetect Nov 2016 #10
Fair Question DarthDem Nov 2016 #8
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