Terri Kanefield has a reasonable observation on all of this. https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1308851838406610945 https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/s

Terri Kanefield has a reasonable observation on all of this. https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1308851838406610945 https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/130885183840661094... Condensed: "A few weeks ago, a theory that Trump could steal the election in this manner made the rounds. For this to happen, a string of very unlikely and highly improbable things would have to happen. The story died down. The press right now is very bad for Trump. Next thing we know, a legal advisor to the Trump campaign tells a reporter that this extremely unlikely event WILL happen because the states will line up and do what Trump wants (overturn the will of the people). The Trump campaign wants this in the headlines. Remember that each state has rules that govern the certifying of their elections. Yes, laws still matter. The Trump legal advisor wants you to think they don't. Why? Because when enough people lose confidence in democracy, democracy will fail...A goal of active measures is to get you to lose confidence in democratic processes. Trump is trying his best to get you to lose confidence in democratic processes. He is trying to make you think he can pull this off. He's losing so he needs to present a situation that makes him look strong. He wants you to think state legislatures will do whatever he tells them to do, including overturning the will of their own constituents because Trump ordered it. For about a dozen reasons, the scenario is highly unlikely. If Biden wins across multiple swing states, getting hit by a meteor is more likely. But Trump wants the headline to be: Trump can steal the election! Being rather perverse, my response is, "Trump wants this headline, so let's not give it to him." To add (via @NastyOldWomyn): In PA, the GOP controlled legislature can’t appoint its own electors without amending the PA electoral code, which Dem Gov Wolf would veto, & the GOP lacks sufficient votes to overcome his veto. Same in MI & WI. Facts matter.