All eyes are on November 5, but will we witness another January 6 constitutional crisis that eclipses that of 2021?
By Kenny Bruno, Truthout
With less than three months until November 5, all eyes are on the swing states and on the energy unleashed by the change from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket. Harris now hopes to use that energy to widen a quite narrow path to 270 electoral votes.
But even if Harris squeaks out an Electoral College victory, Donald Trump and his MAGA movement will not give in without a fight. For months now, Trump’s reelection campaign has spun the tale that the Democrats will steal the election — potentially setting the stage for political maneuvering that could lead to an unprecedented constitutional crisis, with both major parties claiming a House majority, and the fate of the presidency turning on this dispute.
The Constitution requires the newly elected Congress to assemble at noon on January 3, and the GOP will likely still hold two important levers of power: the House of Representatives and the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans might also control the Senate by midday on January 3.
Here is one possible scenario: The Republicans will be led by a Trump surrogate and 2020 election denier, House Speaker Mike Johnson. He could base their claim to the House majority on a few close and contested elections that rogue GOP governors or secretaries of state might decline to certify.
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