Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Trump campaign files lawsuits in states where vote margins are close. What’s the strategy?
Even before all the votes are in, the Trump campaign is contesting them in several states. They’ve requested a recount in Wisconsin, where Joe Biden won by about 20,000 votes.
By Madeleine Brand • • 9m ListenEven before all the votes are in, the Trump campaign is contesting them in several states. They’ve requested a recount in Wisconsin, where Joe Biden won by about 20,000 votes. They’ve filed lawsuits in Nevada, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Michigan so far. Judges tossed the cases in Georgia and Michigan, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re completely dead.
Some may wonder if this is Bush v. Gore all over again. But it’s a much different scenario. That race hinged on a few hundred votes in a few counties in just Florida.
Jeffrey Robinson was on the Gore legal team back then. He talks to KCRW about how the current challenges might proceed.
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The full episode
2 of 5Ballot counts continue, Trump campaign files lawsuits- 0:00Election workers continue counting votes in battleground states. What’s the latest?
- 11:43Trump campaign files lawsuits in states where vote margins are close. What’s the strategy?You’re reading this
- 20:53Trumpism will likely survive, even if Biden wins election. What that means for the US
- 31:22Oregon approves some of the biggest drug policy rollbacks in the nation
- 39:30UC Davis’ new program for students with intellectual disabilities could become a statewide model