Pelosi out to block Trump if disputed election ends in House
Under election law the House would intervene if the Electoral College gave no presidential candidate the majority Jan. 6. โThere ain't no light at the end of the tunnel in the House of Representatives,โ Pelosi said at a recent press conference. The president can be selected by a House majority โ 26 states โ if the Electoral College deadlocks or is unable to agree on the winner. Another is Montana, where Democratic state Rep. Kathleen Williams and Republican state Auditor Matt Rosendale are vying for the state's lone at-large seat. Veteran GOP election lawyer Ben Ginsberg said thereโs a long ways to go from election day Nov. 3 and a potential House vote on Jan. 6.
Third parties could play a lesser role in 2020 campaign
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. โ In close elections, it doesn't take much for third-party candidates to play an outsize role โ as Democrats learned the hard way in 2016. A vital third-party candidate would likely help him tremendously.โBut third-party candidates are facing hurdles that didn't exist four years ago, potentially weakening their impact. In a court decision last week, the Green Party candidate was barred from appearing on Pennsylvaniaโs ballot. โI saw last time, thereโs no hope in a third-party candidate in this basically two-party system that we have. But the presidentโs team, which has denied playing a role in Westโs bid, has done little game-planning for a third-party candidate.
House approves resolution condemning Trump's tweets
Pelosi violated House rules with her choice of words condemning Trump's racist language, leading to a dramatic series of events ahead of the vote. "Look, I stand by my statement," Pelosi said off the House floor. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, insisted the President's tweets were not racist at a news conference on Tuesday. The top House Republican said he'll be voting against the Democratic-backed resolution condemning the tweets and suggested he was encouraging other members to vote against it as well. Our Republican colleagues must join us in condemning the President's xenophobic tweets," in a Dear Colleague letter to House Democrats.