We are, incredibly, just days away from what is being billed as the mostconsequential election in American history, an assertion which, no matter how sensationalized the claim may be, only serves to underscore just how serious the stakes are.
With that in mind, the race between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden has been anything but typical, thanks to everything from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions it’s placed on how and where candidates can campaign, to the president’s penchant for saying wildly untrue and dangerous things. To quote the comedian John Mulaney, the horse is not only loose in the hospital, but he’s trying desperately — if seemingly unsuccessfully — to convince the patients to let him stay.
One way the president hopes to stay in office, given how close the race is, is if the courts hand him the presidency. And, if you follow Trump’s particularly craven political calculation, the courts are a fairly good bet on his part: He has, after all, spent a lifetime in and out of the judicial system as both plaintiff and defendant. If there’s one thing Trump knows, it’s how to (usually, but not always) torque the courts in his favor. Continue reading.