The electors will vote on Monday! Here are five matters that those in the know will be looking for:
--- Faithless electors. In 2020, seven electors went rogue. The Supreme Court has since said that states can punish electors if they vote for someone other than the candidate they were pledged to.
--- Trump's mood. Trump is volatile these days. Will he go bonkers on Twitter again? Will he fire AG Barr in an email? Will he surprise everyone by giving Barron a puppy?
--- Crowd conflict. How noisy will this electoral vote get? Will there be crowds outside every state legislature (where each state's electors gather to vote)? Will Michigan militiamen invade the state capitol again? Will unruly crowds throw rocks at capitol windows?
--- Pandemic prep. How will each state handle COVID-19 risk? Will Trump electors walk around coughing ostentatiously near Biden electors? Will the states bar the maskless from the voting chamber?
-- And finally .... Will this end the fight against the election results? Will Rudy Giuliani, ex-Mayor of New York, say anything sensible? Or will Chris Christie, ex-Governor of New Jersey, somehow find a way to hit Giuliani's mute button?
I say, get out the popcorn and call it a circus -- rather than a real and terrifying challenge to our national dream of democracy.
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