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To be fair, it seems like it can't. Though I think at least one member tried. The guy who abstained did so because he acknowledged after consulting politicians from previous administrations that he really can not vote no on this. They are only acknowledging that votes were brought to them and were certified by their respective counties. The count level does seem like where there could be some chaos though.
I don't think he was part of that DC trip. That was the top GOP members of the Michigan House and Senate.
She didn't show up to the House Committee for Oversight and Reform today. Some speculated she was about to get served with a subpoena.
Probably just a coincidence that Congress insisted Murphy appear tomorrow to give a briefing on status, even if by phone - rejecting her request to delay to next week.
Gotcha. One of the White House visitors has a similar name, I think. Gotta look it up.
The president refused to concede. That ambiguity led to her wanting to let the process play out, but put her in a toxic situation where she was threatened.
As Biff wrote, she didn’t need the President to concede to ascertain who won the election. She failed to do her damn job and, as a result, made things more difficult for the incoming administration.
What is the official protocol, though? I doubt it's "Wait until the President concedes," but I also doubt that it's "Wait until the first major news network calls the race."
She is a political appointee, how can you expect her not to be partisan? This is on Trump
First, nobody is defending any threats against her.
It appears there's no clear guidance about when this is "officially" supposed to happen. In the past the concession probably served as the automatic trigger to start this process. Absent that, what is she to base her judgment on, particularly when one campaign is muddying the waters about the outcome of the election?
Your not being realistic if you don’t think a political appointee is going to follow their boss who appointed them. This is Trump’s doing by being a giant baby.
In 2000, 547 votes separated the winner of the election and the loser.
It was disputed, no one conceded "early." Same deal here from her perspective. What does she hang her decision on in this situation? Seems like states certifying their votes getting at /near 270 EC isn't an unreasonable guideline.
Yeah it was a very difficult spot for her and I think it was fair of her to wait for States to certify.
Protocol has been to begin transition when a president-elect is named, which occurred on Nov 7. Some here seem to be confused thinking Murphy's role as a determiner of winner. It isn't. This is plainly procedural, even if dispute exists, to ensure that whoever is in office Jan 20 is fully prepared to be there. Doing her job has no bearing on who actually becomes president, which is why her delay makes no sense.
If that's the criteria then she should have waited until Pennsylvania certified. Just sayin'.
Maybe.
No she’s yet another in a long list of Trump appointees unqualified and unfit for their job. “The best people.”
She can't release funds to both candidates. It's not that anyone is saying she determines who won, we're saying she needs to have a pretty high degree of clarity on who the winner was before she can do her job here.*
Huh, I was not aware of that. I understood "the transition process begins as leading presidential contenders forming a transition team to start making preliminary plans for building an administration and assuming the presidency should they be elected." That's a need for an incumbent? Any event, if the election can't be "ascertained" at 306-232, that's a problem.
You're right, I'm wrong:
So, I guess we're back to she's just worried about making sure she's not releasing the funds before she was sure Biden had won.
So...the usual lies...attacks on our election system continuing to try and undermine our government which causes millions to follow along with crazy conspiracies and creates more division.
Yeah...but he has Cousin Eddie on his side. Seriously...does he think retweeting that is good for him? Didn't he go nuts and move to Canada anyway?
I would be shocked if Trump hadn't made clear to her that if she released the funds without his OK, she wouldn't have a damn job to do any more
I would be shocked if Trump hadn't made clear to her that if she released the funds without his OK, she wouldn't have a damn job to do any more
America relies on people to do their job in that circumstance, even if it is difficult. If the pressure you describe is real, it is not supposed to be, and is undermining to peaceful transitions.
Depending on how this plays out, she’s not going to have her position much longer anyway.
This fortitude and patriotism to stand up and do the right thing on behalf of the American people (as opposed to self-interest and lining politicians' pockets, blind partisan loyalty and endeavoring to score points over the other party at the expense of seeking a way forward that benefits all Americans, calling out damaging, unethical, illegal, and other behavior deleterious to the people and the system, etc.) seems to be sadly lacking on the Hill for a little bit now.
Bad play on her part. If she had stood up to him and done her job properly, she has a much better chance of retaining, or getting her job back, once the transition takes place. The Dems would take notice that she had the fortitude to do her duty under immense pressure.
Kewl. I believe that is 270 correct?Pennsylvania has certified.
Governor Tom Wolf
@GovernorTomWolf
Today @PAStateDept certified the results of the November 3 election in Pennsylvania for president and vice president of the United States. As required by federal law, I’ve signed the Certificate of Ascertainment for the slate of electors for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Might be more than that. Let's see ...
Did the Trump campaign already file for the GA recount? I know today is the deadline to do so.
