2016 Postmortem

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18. Well, at least i know you didn't read my post. I said the remedy was impeachment

Fri Jan 13, 2017, 07:15 AM

Jan 2017

Maybe it was too long for you, so I'll summarize:

If the only way to undo Trump's election is to have a super commission study and definitively prove that Putin's influence actually changed the outcome of the election, then its unlikely the election can be undone.

And even if such a commission reached such a definitive conclusion, the chances that 3/4 of the states (33 of which have repub governors) would rush through a "special election" amendment to Constitution the implementation of which would cost millions and would be particularly unattractive to repub leaning states since it could result in a Democrat becoming president, are essentially nil.

Finally, if there is enough sentiment that Trump is not a legitimately elected president to try to remove him, then why not use impeachment. There is at least some chance you'd get repub support for that.

Get it?

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Remedy for Russian meddling should be new election [View all] pbmus Jan 2017 OP

And the Trump camp was most likely triron Jan 2017 #1

Already are... pbmus Jan 2017 #2

You almost don't need to do that. LisaM Jan 2017 #3

I think most of the vote hacking triron Jan 2017 #4

Or maybe had the top of the ticket vote as an undervote. LisaM Jan 2017 #5

Yes !!! That's why state and local voter boards hacked by Russianss were more pivotal than anything uponit7771 Jan 2017 #13

Somehow this needs to happen. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #6

There are no redos for US Presidential elections. longship Jan 2017 #7

Better Pence than Trump... pbmus Jan 2017 #8

Not too sure about that. longship Jan 2017 #10

At least the guy who wrote this article understands that a constitutional amendment... EL34x4 Jan 2017 #11

Yup! I agree. nt longship Jan 2017 #12

Trump ridiculed Obama for telling Putin to "Cut it Out". Trump really doc03 Jan 2017 #9

Another poorly reasoned bit of magical thinking onenote Jan 2017 #14

In what universe indeed Sir.....could this have happened... pbmus Jan 2017 #15

If that's supposed to answer the question of why repubs would support a new election onenote Jan 2017 #16

Apparently in your summation, the country has to endure...the Big Con pbmus Jan 2017 #17

Well, at least i know you didn't read my post. I said the remedy was impeachment onenote Jan 2017 #18

Got it , thanks pbmus Jan 2017 #19

Even more of a crisis with latest revelations triron Jan 2017 #20