Should Democrats challenge electoral slates from Trump states in retaliation?

[falling apart like the ashes of American flags]

I totally would because f[inks] them. Hell the first state up is Alabama, so it would be a great "f[inks] you" to Brooks and Tuberville.

[Catalyst138]

No, we don’t need to fight fire with fire, and it’s not necessary because nothing will come out of this “dispute” to begin with.

[neostassenite31]

No because it will allow Republicans to turn their whole performance into a "both sides" nonsense and claim moral ambiguity when there clearly is none

[doc gerritcole]

Yes but I’m also petty

[Dwarven Dragon]

No. We'll get a larger congressional victory in favor of Biden if we make the day about respecting the will of the people - regardless of who they elected in each state - then if we try to make it a direct referendum on the Trump Administration or Republican Extremism.

[brucejoel99]

"F**k American democracy, I'd rather fail at scoring some cheap political points." - BRTD

[Wrong about 2024 Ghost]

No. Use the whole sad affair to get rid of the electoral college entirely (either via amendment or the national popular vote compact) and lock the GOP out of the White House for the foreseeable future.

[Hammy]

Doing so would do nothing but legitimize this in the eyes of the public.

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

No, we don’t need to fight fire with fire, and it’s not necessary because nothing will come out of this “dispute” to begin with.

"F**k American democracy, I'd rather fail at scoring some cheap political points." - BRTD

Doing so would do nothing but legitimize this in the eyes of the public.

[SevenEleven]

Doing so would do nothing but legitimize this in the eyes of the public.

That sounds like a problem with the public. We should work to fix that.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

No, this is definitely not how Biden should fight this. This isn’t a joke. He should fight it by arresting these traitors on sedition charges.

[BlueSwan]

No because it will allow Republicans to turn their whole performance into a "both sides" nonsense and claim moral ambiguity when there clearly is none

[Hammy]

Doing so would do nothing but legitimize this in the eyes of the public.

That sounds like a problem with the public. We should work to fix that.

Or, Dems could stop aspiring to be the same terroristic anti-American traitors that Trumpist Republicans are. Otherwise there's no point supporting them either.

No. Use the whole sad affair to get rid of the electoral college entirely (either via amendment or the national popular vote compact) and lock the GOP out of the White House for the foreseeable future.

This actually provides the best argument so far that might unify both sides on the issue--at this point it's nothing but a bunch of procedural red tape full of loopholes that are just asking to be manipulated.

[Trends Are Fake]

[Mr. Smith]

Should've done that in WI/MI/PA in 2016.

Not this time though as Biden won. But maybe the suspiciously close NC.

[vitoNova]

I'm usually all about "fighting fire with fire."   But in this case, it's unwise.  Because currently, it's Trump vs. Democracy.

The Trumpkins would love nothing more than to turn this sh1tshow into GOP vs. Democrats, or Trump vs Biden.

Meaning, their chances of overturning an election increases when the perception is that this is just another DC political food-fight, as opposed to a Trumpkin attack on sacred American institutions. 

[Mr.Bakari-Sellers]

No, but if a situation ever arises like a 2000/ scenario, be sure that Trump has now set the precedent for both parties to challenge the EC college

[Darthpi - Crush the Oligarchy]

No, but I will make one related point: There is a better case for looking for fraud committed by Republican election officials in close states that Trump won like Florida or North Carolina than there is a case for looking for voter fraud in states won by Biden. Given that we have Trump on tape asking for officials in Georgia to commit fraud, we shouldn't assume that he didn't request similar frauds be committed elsewhere, perhaps even before the election.

To be clear, I don't think such fraud did occur, I'm just saying Trump has proven that he can't be trusted not to commit election fraud.

[Motorcity]

No, but I will make one related point: There is a better case for looking for fraud committed by Republican election officials in close states that Trump won like Florida or North Carolina than there is a case for looking for voter fraud in states won by Biden. Given that we have Trump on tape asking for officials in Georgia to commit fraud, we shouldn't assume that he didn't request similar frauds be committed elsewhere, perhaps even before the election.

To be clear, I don't think such fraud did occur, I'm just saying Trump has proven that he can't be trusted not to commit election fraud.

I'm fine with but NC has a Democratic governor. Also the margin in Florida was too big for fraud alone to carry Trump over the line

[Doomer]

We need to find a way to retaliate and punish Congresspeople who commit open treason like this...but doing this would be to disregard American democracy just as Republicans are disregarding it.

[Hammy]

Should've done that in WI/MI/PA in 2016.

Not this time though as Biden won. But maybe the suspiciously close NC.

Nothing would've come from that other than having a much larger number of Republicans joining the call to oppose Biden, and this being used against Dems.

Once again I will never understand this fetish some Dems here have with wanting to commit treason.

[pbrower2a]

It would have been pointless.