The Post-Election Appeals
Author: Greg Valliere
October 29, 2024
THIS UNFORGETTABLE ELECTION will end next week, but legions of lawyers are already plotting the appeals process, which could last into winter. There are three likely stages:
FIRST, within hours after the polls close, there will be inevitable calls for recounts. We anticipate about a dozen calls for recounts in the presidential race, with many more appeals in Congressional elections.
SECOND, there will be virtually instant allegations of irregularities — ballot boxes stuffed, dead people who voted, the usual stuff, which will be exaggerated on the internet.
THIRD AND MOST IMPORTANT, the lawyers will unleash an avalanche of lawsuits, claiming fraud. It’s entirely possible that these challenges will drag on into December.
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS are preparing their challenges. Both groups will claim fraud if the race winds up virtually tied, which is very possible.
THIS WON’T LAST FOREVER, because a challenge eventually could wind up in the House. And the Constitution stipulates that a new president must be sworn in by noon on January 20.
THE VERY CONSERVATIVE JUDICIARY, largely installed by Trump and Mitch McConnell, will call the shots. The Supreme Court — 6-to-3 conservative — ultimately may decide the outcome.
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