Prepare quickly to deal with potential slow-motion crisis

October 12, 2020 | Richard Gephardt and Charlie Dent | Times-Tribute

… This year, many scenarios could cause turmoil coming out of Election Day, and it is possible that Pennsylvania could be at the center of the storm. It is possible that we could go to bed late on election night with President Trump holding a lead in Pennsylvania but with many mail-in votes still to be counted. Since Democrats appear to be more likely to vote by mail than Republicans, that election night lead could disappear. But that delay could fuel questions about unfairness or worse. While the final vote is sorted out, any manner of chaos could occur.

As we are propelled, seemingly in slow motion, toward the possibility of this kind of uncertainty, what can the people of our republic do to prepare? …