“The Election that could break America”

A repost from my original Toot at Muensterland.social – an important article which got the cover for The Atlantic’s November issue.

Turns out we have tension, unclear path ahead and it’s a good reference. Recommended.

Original post follows.

Must-read, excellent in depth article at The Atlantic – discussing the what ifs and the possible avenues for the current president to dispute a loss in the upcoming election. And refuse to yield to a loss.

There is a cohort of close observers of our presidential elections, scholars and lawyers and political strategists, who find themselves in the uneasy position of intelligence analysts in the months before 9/11. As November 3 approaches, their screens are blinking red, alight with warnings that the political system does not know how to absorb. They see the obvious signs that we all see, but they also know subtle things that most of us do not. Something dangerous has hove into view, and the nation is lurching into its path.

The danger is not merely that the 2020 election will bring discord. Those who fear something worse take turbulence and controversy for granted. The coronavirus pandemic, a reckless incumbent, a deluge of mail-in ballots, a vandalized Postal Service, a resurgent effort to suppress votes, and a trainload of lawsuits are bearing down on the nation’s creaky electoral machinery.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/