Joe Biden

The Four-Year Rule?

If President Biden is Smart, He’ll End America’s Forever Wars and Pour the Money into Jobs at Home

( 48hills.org) – I’m pissed. I’m pissed at Donald Trump for trying to shut down the vote count early and at Republicans seeking to steal the election using conservative-appointed federal judges. Will Biden end unpopular foreign wars? But I’m also mad at Joe Biden and the Democratic Party big shots who got Biden elected but […]

Democracy

The Year 2000 called and Wants its Meme back: No, the Supreme Court won’t Settle this Election

The Conversation

By Steven Mulroy | – The Trump campaign has filed two lawsuits in federal court over ballot counting and voting deadlines in Pennsylvania, threatening to take the election to the Supreme Court. Both consciously echo the two main legal theories of Bush v. Gore, the infamous Supreme Court case that decided the contested 2000 presidential […]

Congress

If Biden-Harris win sans Senate, They Could still enact Green Energy by out-politicking McConnell

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even if Joe Biden becomes president, he may well not have a Democratic majority in the Senate. The shape of the Senate may not even be known until January. This is a huge problem, because majority leader Mitch McConnell waged war on President Obama from the Senate, refusing to let […]

Democracy

A history of contested presidential elections, from Samuel Tilden to Al Gore

The Conversation

By Robert Speel | – No matter the outcome of the presidential election, it seems likely that Democrats and Republicans will end up in court. President Trump has said he’s going to contest the election results – going so far as to say that he believes the election will ultimately be decided by the Supreme […]

Democratic Party

How will the US election Change the Mideast?

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – If Joe Biden wins the presidency and the Democrats sweep to power in both houses of Congress, it will have a huge impact on domestic policies, on everything from health care to workers’ rights to green energy. But the impact on foreign policy would be equally significant. The biggest foreign […]

Congress

What if the outcome of the Presidential Election is Disputed? A Constitutional Scholar explains the Murk

The Conversation

By Richard Pildes | – As I’ve Zoom-traveled the country speaking about legal issues involving the election, I have found myself, as well as audiences, bewildered and frustrated by one underlying question: Why is there so much legal uncertainty about so many critical questions concerning the rules for resolving a disputed presidential election? If ever […]

Democratic Party

The Real Cancel Culture: Trump Rallies Sicken 30,000, Kill 700, and Trump Train Prevents Biden Gathering in Texas

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A talking point for the cult of Trump is the deleterious effects of “cancel culture.” What they mean by that is that they want pundits and politicians to be able to say offensive things and utter slurs against minorities and women without suffering any negative consequences for their careers. This […]

Democratic Party

The Nightmare That Joe Could Inherit

Rajan Menon

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Donald Trump isn’t just inside the heads of his Trumpster base; he’s long been a consuming obsession among those yearning for his defeat in November. With barely more than a week to go before the election of our lifetime, those given to nail biting as a response to anxiety have by […]