Contested Elections
Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen
English - November 17, 2020 05:30 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 333 ratingsDaily News News Politics congress republicans house of representatives gop senate mitch mcconnell international analysis politics context Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For those who lived through it, the presidential election of 2000, might seem comparable to what is going on now.
It is not.
Then, fewer than 600 votes in Florida separated George W. Bush and Al Gore. Voter intent was in dispute (hanging chads anyone?). The election hung on the outcome of the vote in one state.
Today, thousands - and in some cases tens of thousands of votes - separate Joe Biden and President Trump in several states. Voter intent is well-established. President Trump's legal challenges are themselves challenged - most on account of non-existent facts. Biden maintains a commanding lead in the electoral college and will be sworn in as president at noon on January 20, 2021. Mr. Trump need not concede.
Since our country's founding, we have had our share legitimately contested elections. 2020 is hardly one of them. This week on The Debrief, Major explores the history of too-close-to-call presidential races and how America has resolved democratic disputes far more complicated than the 2020 election.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.