Reminder: if electors aren't chosen before December 14th Trump will win the election in the house of representatives
LANDSLIDE 2020
Once the lawsuit drops expect to see far more cooperation from democrats. If the lawsuits aren't resolved in time Trump wins.
Biden's chance of becoming president is on a time bomb. Trump can win by just slow walking the legal process.
The contested states all have Republican senates. They won't certify the results if the lawsuit is still ongoing.
I guess you could say Trump has a trump card up his sleeve
There is some debate whether the candidate needs to win 270 votes or just a majority of the ballots that arrive. Like, let's suppose Michigan fails to cast electoral votes. Does that mean you only need 262 votes to win?
I have been running on the assumption that you need 270, and if you don't reach 270 when the Joint Session meets and reads the ballots, then the House votes by state to choose the president.
Regardless, the ONLY way Biden wins is if the Congress accepts 270 or more of his ballots cast. Faithless electors, electors unable to meet, etc... could all spoil that.
Why would congress reject ballots cast on 12/14? For a number of reasons, not the least of which is because the elections were not properly run. We rejected ballots during Reconstruction if we felt that the states didn't protect enough rights. We can do it again.