One of the things Republicans seem to be doing in several states is changing the law so that somebody can override the count of votes. In a way they're fighting the last war: in the firm belief that Trump lost because of illegal/fraudulent votes, they're trying to make legal what Trump asked the officials in AZ, PA, GA, and WI to do.
This effort has a lot of Democrats very concerned. It might be justified. But I'm in a Pollyanna mood today, so let me outline why it might not be:
- I've not tracked them, but some of the law changes are, I think, occurring in red states, states the Republicans are apt to win in most elections.
- There's a big difference between Monday-morning quarterbacking and the beliefs you develop when you're part of the action. I'm relying on that idea here. In 2022 and 2024 the officials empowered by these changed laws will be active participants in the electoral process. Hopefully we won't have a pandemic causing late changes to election procedures and laws, which was the big problem undermining Republican acceptance of results in 20S0. So I'm hoping these officials will feel committed to the process and thus won't be looking and finding the false fraud which would justify their actions.
That's my prediction anyway.
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