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    1. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

      Now turn to North Carolina. A similar situation: The state election board extended the mail ballot deadline, with approval from state courts. Three justices tried to block that move and force the state to disqualify late-arriving *legal ballots.*https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/north-carolina-pennsylvania-neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-ballots.html?via=recirc_recent …

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    2. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

      Three conservative judges on the 4th Circuit urged SCOTUS to nullify legal ballots in North Carolina on the basis of a novel theory that was even too crazy for the 4th Circuit's very conservative Trump appointees. But it got three votes at SCOTUS.https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/4th-circuit-voting-rights-north-carolina.html …

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    3. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

      So here's scenario #2: The 2020 election comes down to NC. The NC election comes down to late-arriving ballots. SCOTUS forces the state to disqualify these legal ballots, handing the election to Trump. At least three justices were ready and willing to carry out this plan.

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    4. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

      Finally, turn to Minnesota. Again, a similar situation: The secretary of state extended the mail ballot deadline, with approval from state courts. Two judges on the 8th Circuit *adopt Kavanaugh's theory* and claim this extension is unconstitutional.https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/minnesota-judges-barrett-absentee-ballots.html …

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    5. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

      Mark Joseph Stern Retweeted Will Stancil

      MN officials are so terrified of SCOTUS at this point that they don't even appeal the 8th Circuit's insane decision, even though the election is in FIVE DAYS. Instead, the tell voters that the ballot deadline they've been given for months is now wrong.https://twitter.com/whstancil/status/1321965827617296384 …

      Mark Joseph Stern added,

      Will Stancil @whstancil
      It’s vitally important that people reporting on the MN court ruling note that it CONTRADICTS THE INSTRUCTIONS MAILED WITH THE BALLOT. See for yourself: here’s a photograph of my ballot, which I have not submitted. pic.twitter.com/ukf0EloW4a
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    6. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

      So here's scenario #3: The 2020 election comes down to MN. The MN election comes down to late-arriving ballots. SCOTUS forces the state to disqualify these legal ballots, handing the election to Trump. Again: We know 3-4 justices would have gone along with this plan.

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    7. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

      I can't speak for others, but I tried to make it clear before Nov. 3 that (1) these scenarios were possible though not probable; (2) four SCOTUS justices telegraphed their intent to toss out these ballots; and (3) this was the only way SCOTUS could throw the race for Trump.

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    8. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

      Within days of the election, it became clear that the outcome of no swing state race would depend on late-arriving ballots; they became irrelevant. At that point, the odds of SCOTUS stealing the election dropped down to zero—as I, and many others, explained at the time.

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    9. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

      Mark Joseph Stern Retweeted Mark Joseph Stern

      Ever since, I have repeatedly and emphatically stated that Trump's absurd post-election litigation would fail to change the outcome of the election. So has every Supreme Court commentator whom I follow, including progressives who deeply fear SCOTUS.https://twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/1325976989258440704 …

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      Mark Joseph SternVerified account @mjs_DC
      Republicans are helping Trump create a harrowing atmosphere of very real, deep fear that he might stage a coup. I feel it, too. But there is no substance behind his theatrics. There are no remotely plausible scenarios in which he will prevail. He will leave office on Jan. 20.
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    10. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

      To circle back: With all due respect to Nate, the Supreme Court's post-election decisions are not a "surprise," and they do not reveal any progressive "blind spot." Left-leaning court-watchers have consistently said these cases would fail, because they are laughably frivolous.pic.twitter.com/mO79Oa1MN0

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      Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

      But the failure of Trump's post-election litigation does not mean that Trump never had a chance of stealing the election through the courts. It simply reflects the fact that the outcome did not come down to late-arriving ballots in PA, NC, or MN—and it might have! We got lucky!

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        2. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

          Moreover, liberal court-watchers aren't laughing at the frivolity of Trump's post-election lawsuits—not because we think they'll prevail, but because they signal serious trouble ahead for our democracy.https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/12/trump-doomed-supreme-court-filing-civil-war.html …

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        3. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

          In short: There was a plausible scenario in which SCOTUS could have thrown the election to Trump. After Nov. 3, it became clear that this scenario would not occur—in part because state officials urged everybody to mail in their ballots early. Since then, Trump has been doomed.

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        4. Mark Joseph Stern‏Verified account @mjs_DC 10 Dec 2020

          Progressive court-watchers have consistently said that Trump's post-election litigation would fail. Its failure does not prove that we were wrong, before Nov. 3, to worry about SCOTUS handing the election to Trump by nullifying late-arriving ballots. The end! Thanks for reading.

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        2. gr8hndz4u‏ @Gr8hndz4uSybil 10 Dec 2020
          Replying to @mjs_DC

          That's what Trump's upset about...he thought he had it all covered.

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        3. Mr. GBỌLIO  🇳🇬‏ @gbolio4 10 Dec 2020
          Replying to @Gr8hndz4uSybil @mjs_DC

          Lol, exactly

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        1. Judith Pakosinski‏ @JayPako 10 Dec 2020
          Replying to @mjs_DC @alfonslopeztena

          Clearly, being able to throw out late arriving but mailed on time ballots was the plan behind DeJoy's post office disruption. We were saved by patriotic post office workers across the nation.

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        1. DC Deciphered‏ @DCdeciphered 10 Dec 2020
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          We didn't just get lucky. It's precisely *because* there was so much concern before the election about the potential for the scenarios you lay out here, and because experts like you made sure to warn about them, that we all made sure to get our ballots in early enough to avoid it

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        1. Ingrid E Baptista  💉 💉  ✍🏽  🇺🇸 🇻🇪 💙 #BastaYa929‏ @Ingridebap 10 Dec 2020
          Replying to @mjs_DC

          Yep you damn right & they thought they had a backup but real Patriots said #BadtaYa They even had #SCOTUS all set up. They knew they couldn’t rely on Roberts so they got the same 3 lawyers on Bush vs Gore now Justices. That’s not a coincidence including Kennedy forced retirement

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        1. Ariel Burns #TeamPfizer #BLM #AAPI LGBTQIA Ally‏ @ArielBu83536623 10 Dec 2020
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          Or rather, enough of us voted on time.

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        1. Jason Vendel‏ @JasonVendel 11 Dec 2020
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          Meanwhile, the Postmaster General is doing everything possible to create as many late-arriving ballots as possible.

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