January 05, 2005
Contested Election
Something pretty damn big might happen tomorrow.
The press will roll its eyes because they don't know how to deal with it.
But for the first time since 1877, the presidential election may be contested.
In 2000, they were unable to find a Senator. This year, word is they have one.
Now what happens if that happens? In terms of cold hard calculus, maybe not much. Others have more details, but I believe the two bodies of Congress will retire and separately decide whether to accept Ohio's slate of legislators. The GOP has the clear majority in both bodies.
But beyond that, what happens is what we make happen. There were very bad things that happened in Ohio that the GOP is trying to keep quiet, and they've broken the law to do so.