CNN projects Trump will win Nevada.
Wow, that must have been a tough call.
It’s pretty nice when you can finagle a whole separate mechanism that gives you delegates without having to face any opposition. How does he do it?
And then, of course, we have a Supreme Court who has almost complete unanimity regarding the call on Trump’s being dumped in Colorado. No can do, says Chief Justice Roberts, allegedly concerned that one state could make the call for the other 49, but also mindful of the same thing various state officials are worried about—removing a popular candidate from ballots and facing the prospect of his supporters becoming angry and violent.
No consideration of Trump’s actions and involvement on January 6, I’m assuming because no verdict has been reached yet in the case being prosecuted by Jack Smith. So all the punditry and prognostication exuding confidence that the 14th Amendment provision is a slam dunk in terms of plain language and clarity is out the window.
And the highest court in the land looks to be reluctant to handle the moment, splitting hairs over what constitutes insurrection and involvement in it, and refusing to make the hard decision. Looks like it will be left in the hands of voters in November, unless there is a verdict in the Smith case. But even with a guilty verdict, Trump will just appeal and drag things out.
So, may we have a robust, trustworthy election apparatus still in place by November.
We should all get some rest.
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