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The Morning Call: Election of 1876 holds lessons for this year’s contest

Your View: Election of 1876 holds lessons for this year’s contest September 22, 2020 | Christopher Borick and Ari Mittleman | The Morning Call ... Today, the Pennsylvania State House is controlled by Republicans while Gov. Tom Wolf is a Democrat. Unprecedented protests have occurred on the streets of Philadelphia. Our nation’s national security infrastructure…

The Morning CallSeptember 22, 2020

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USA Today: Fair elections in 2020 are under attack. Here’s how we can protect the vote.

Fair elections in 2020 are under attack. Here's how we can protect the vote. The public should be prepared for the fact that they likely won’t know the winner of the presidency on election night as absentee counting may take several days to complete. September 4, 2020 | Dick Gephardt, Trevor Potter and Tim Wirth…

USA TodaySeptember 4, 2020

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The New Yorker: What Happens if Donald Trump Fights the Election Results?

This election is probably going to reflect our greatest Constitutional challenge since the Civil War, and we must preserve our Democracy. Our votes are the way we speak and how we select our leaders.

The New YorkerAugust 21, 2020

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Newsweek: How to Defeat Trump’s Plan to Overturn the Election

How to Defeat Trump's Plan to Overturn the Election | Opinion Aug 20, 2020 | Tom Rogers and Timothy E. Wirth | Newsweek Since we wrote the piece "How Donald Trump Could Lose the Election and Still Remain President," it has become even more apparent that Donald Trump will attempt to create massive chaos and…

NewsweekAugust 20, 2020

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Washington Post: If we don’t dispel the falsehood of an election ‘delay’ now, we risk chaos in November

President Trump is ramping up his attacks on mail-in voting by insisting election results “must” be known on election night. “No more big election night answers?” he tweeted last month. “Ridiculous! Just a formula for RIGGING an Election . . .”

The Washington PostAugust 19, 2020

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The Washington Post: As Trump demurs, an unimaginable question forms: Could the president reach for the military in a disputed election?

President Trump’s refusal to commit to accepting the results of the November election, paired with his penchant for plunging the military into the partisan fray, has prompted scholars and legal experts to ask a once-unthinkable question: How would the armed forces respond if pulled into a disputed election?

Anthony TrombiJuly 28, 2020

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The New York Times: How Powerful Is the President?

Surely, regardless of party or candidate preference, we can all agree there is no justification for a president to have dictatorial powers kept secret from Congress, the press and the American people.

The New York TimesJuly 23, 2020

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The Boston Globe: Keep America safe for democracy

As the republic with the oldest written constitution still in use, the United States is the world’s beacon of democracy. These days the beacon has been dimming.

Boston GlobeJuly 13, 2020

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Newsweek: How Trump Could Lose the Election—And Still Remain President

How Trump Could Lose the Election—And Still Remain President | Opinion July 3, 2020 | Tom Rogers and Timothy E. Wirth | Newsweek It is increasingly looking as if Joe Biden can beat President Donald Trump in November. The president seems more and more out of step with the national mood, from his handling of…

NewsweekJuly 3, 2020

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POLITICO: How Trump Could Use Political Chaos to Upset the Election

How Trump Could Use Political Chaos to Upset the Election June 9, 2020 | Timothy E. Wirth, Joel McCleary, Mark Medish and Gary Hart | POLITICO The 2020 election faces unparalleled risks to its conduct and integrity. Foreign actors are working to interfere in the election. Conservative groups have filed lawsuits to remove hundreds of…

POLITICOJune 9, 2020

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Roll Call: Old law could leave 2020 presidential race in stalemate

Old law could leave 2020 presidential race in stalemate Conditions may be ripe for an ‘almost unintelligible’ provision to muddle the election June 1, 2020 | Todd Ruger | Roll Call The nation’s 133-year-old law for picking a president has a provision that has never been needed to settle a disputed election, since it deals…

Roll CallJune 1, 2020

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Just Security: The Looming Crisis of Emergency Powers and Holding the 2020 Presidential Election

The Looming Crisis of Emergency Powers and Holding the 2020 Presidential Election May 4, 2020 | Mark Medish and Joel McCleary | Just Security The future of electoral democracy in the United States is, without exaggeration, at risk. While a global pandemic and economic meltdown could provide a pretext for this threat, it does not…

Just SecurityMay 4, 2020