āRepublican leaders in four critical states won by President-elect Joe Biden say they wonāt participate in a legally dubious scheme to flip their stateās electors to vote for President Donald Trump. Their comments effectively shut down a half-baked plot some Republicans floated as a last chance to keep Trump in the White House.
State GOP lawmakers in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have all said they would not intervene in the selection of electors, who ultimately cast the votes that secure a candidateās victory. Such a move would violate state law and a vote of the people, several noted.
āI do not see, short of finding some type of fraud ā which I havenāt heard of anything ā I donāt see us in any serious way addressing a change in electors,ā said Rusty Bowers, Arizonaās Republican House speaker, who says heās been inundated with emails pleading for the legislature to intervene. āThey are mandated by statute to choose according to the vote of the people.ā
The idea loosely involves GOP-controlled legislatures dismissing Bidenās popular vote wins in their states and opting to select Trump electors. While the endgame was unclear, it appeared to hinge on the expectation that a conservative-leaning Supreme Court would settle any dispute over the move.
Still, it has been promoted by Trump allies, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and is an example of misleading information and false claims fueling skepticism among Trump supporters about the integrity of the vote.ā
Republican leaders in four critical states won by President-elect Joe Biden say they wonāt participate in a legally dubious scheme to flip their stateās electors to vote for President Donald Trump.
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Still, Bidenās legal team would be wise to monitor this nonetheless; Republicans are infamous for their dishonesty and corruption.