I don't know if you're right, but the argument certainly seems valid.
Relitigating the 2020 Election is definitely a can of worms the Democrats would be wise not to open. The hue and cry surrounding the Maricopa County audit alone is illustrative of the controversy and chaos that would entail--and that sort of controversy and chaos can on…
I don't know if you're right, but the argument certainly seems valid.
Relitigating the 2020 Election is definitely a can of worms the Democrats would be wise not to open. The hue and cry surrounding the Maricopa County audit alone is illustrative of the controversy and chaos that would entail--and that sort of controversy and chaos can only diminish Biden.
With some 70% of Republican voters inclined to believe there was determinative fraud in the 2020 election, relitigating the election is not going to tarnish Trump, and may help win him more Republican-leaning independent voters. That same relitigation could tarnish Biden, costing him votes.
At a minimum, the more the appearance of corruption shows up on the part of the Democrats the less voter enthusiasm the Democrats are likely to enjoy.
These are not Democrat friendly trends.
Can Trump box Smith in that way? That remains to be seen. It certainly seems reasonable that Trump be allowed to demonstrate a good-faith basis for a claimed belief that he really won in 2020, as what Trump did or did not believe is essential to Smith's case.
Unless Smith has a "smoking gun" proving categorically that Trump knew he didn't win--something to the effect of him being caught on tape saying "I know I didn't win, but let's muck with the election anyway."--I don't see how he can keep the election out of the trial.
I don't know if you're right, but the argument certainly seems valid.
Relitigating the 2020 Election is definitely a can of worms the Democrats would be wise not to open. The hue and cry surrounding the Maricopa County audit alone is illustrative of the controversy and chaos that would entail--and that sort of controversy and chaos can only diminish Biden.
With some 70% of Republican voters inclined to believe there was determinative fraud in the 2020 election, relitigating the election is not going to tarnish Trump, and may help win him more Republican-leaning independent voters. That same relitigation could tarnish Biden, costing him votes.
At a minimum, the more the appearance of corruption shows up on the part of the Democrats the less voter enthusiasm the Democrats are likely to enjoy.
These are not Democrat friendly trends.
Can Trump box Smith in that way? That remains to be seen. It certainly seems reasonable that Trump be allowed to demonstrate a good-faith basis for a claimed belief that he really won in 2020, as what Trump did or did not believe is essential to Smith's case.
Unless Smith has a "smoking gun" proving categorically that Trump knew he didn't win--something to the effect of him being caught on tape saying "I know I didn't win, but let's muck with the election anyway."--I don't see how he can keep the election out of the trial.