"I would have asked the states to submit alternative slates of electors and let the country have the debate about what actually matters," the Ohio senator said Tuesday.
  • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
    341·
    2 months ago

    There are 75 election certifiers loyal to trump in swing states, 22 of which have previously changes related to the previous fake electors scheme.

    He’s hoping they’ll case enough doubt on the election that it will invalidate it or provide an excuse for further actions.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      2 months ago

      Yep, Trump’s got several paths to stealing a dictatorship:

      1. States refuse to certify, leading to lawsuits and eventually the subverted SCOTUS handing Trump their EC votes regardless of what the actual popular vote counts were. (Bush v. Gore 2.0)
      2. The traitorous Trump certifiers sow enough doubt that violence breaks out. (Jan 6 2.0)
      3. States refuse to certify, leading to results being thrown out entirely, neither candidate getting to 270 EC votes, and the election being decided by a “one state, one vote” poll in the House (which Trump would be sure to win because of all the low-population red states).
      • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
        24·
        2 months ago

        The traitorous Trump certifiers sow enough doubt that violence breaks out and Vance refuses to certify. (Jan 6 2.0)

        Kamala Harris will still be VP when the votes are counted this January 6. Yes, she will be certifying her own election, win or lose. It’s a quirk that happens when a sitting VP runs for President. Ask Al Gore about it.

  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
    271·
    2 months ago

    We know. Not certifying the 2020 election was a requirement to anyone applying for the job of Trump’s running mate. Anyone that was added to the list meant that they were signing an oath to Trump rather than the constitution.

  • Snapz@lemmy.world
    11·
    2 months ago

    “Fuck that couch, Mike…”

    [Years later]

    “Okay JD… You know why you’re here. There’s a couch here, so you just do… Whatever makes sense.”

  • zaph@sh.itjust.works
    23·
    2 months ago

    No shit, Huff. You think maybe that’s why he was picked? Nah, gotta be because of how well liked he is.

  • bradinutah@thelemmy.club
    111·
    2 months ago

    Pence wanted to be VP for personal gain, putting up with Weird 34 in the hopes that Pence himself would be Prez someday. Pence probably thought Sleepy DonOLD might choke on a hamburder, get removed from office by the Senate after an impeachment or two, or at the very least grit his teeth and hope for his own shot after Dementia Dork went into the sunset. Pence just wanted to be POTUS, not start an autocracy.

    Just Don’t Vance, on the other hand, is on a whole other level of weird submissiveness to Putin’s Puppet.

  • abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.usEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    Even if they do win in Nov, the Prez is still term limited and can’t run again. So Vance will never be in the same position as Pence. I suspect this is just empty posturing to play to a certain crowd, knowing that he (Vance) would never get called on it…

    Edit: Though he might do it for, say, his own Presidential run in 2028. But that’s not quite the same thing - Pence wasn’t being asked to make himself President four years ago.