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2000 Presidential Election
capitol riot
Apr. 7, 2021
It’s Time to Fix the Law That Led to the Capitol Riot An obscure 1887 law intended to resolve disputed presidential elections instead gave Trump and his supporters one last chance to overturn the results.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Sept. 12, 2020
In a Contested Election, This Time Democrats Won’t Be Drowned Out In 2000, Republicans intimidated their way to a stolen election. If Trump tries that again, he may face peaceful mass demonstrations.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
July 14, 2020
Joe Biden Needs to Win Big to Avoid a Contested Election If Donald Trump is ahead on Election Night even with a majority of the vote uncounted, look out!
By Ed Kilgore
Let’s Nationalize the Way We Run Elections With guerrilla warfare over voting procedures threatening public confidence in election results, it’s time for some clear and uniform procedures.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 24, 2020
Could State Legislatures Hijack the 2020 Presidential Election? State legislatures directly appointing electors is a more realistic scenario for a coup d’etat than Trump canceling or delaying Election Day.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 14, 2020
We May Not Know Who Wins the Presidency on Election Day Most battleground states are going to have a lot of voting by mail, and those ballots just take longer to count.
By Ed Kilgore
Did Impeachment Plans Damage Republicans in 1998? Sifting the evidence both ways provides no clear answer to the question – or clear guidance to Democrats today who don’t want to squander a 2020 win.
By Ed Kilgore
Former Maine Governor Defends Electoral College, Saying It Protects White People It’s widely understood that Republicans rely on the Electoral College to thwart democracy. But it’s unusual for one of them to admit a racial motive.
By Ed Kilgore
