Les Symbolistes

Pence can’t:

1) Delay the count.
2) Decline to count.
3) Count “electors” not certified by states.
4) Get the House to vote by state.
5) Anything else to disrupt the count.

If he tries, he’ll be overruled by majorities in both chambers.

These people are wrong. And dangerous. https://t.co/xGDN3Mo5Rh

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) January 5, 2021

Yeah, I know, we've said this before.

Huge: This is equal parts incorrect and incoherent.

The state legislatures, as opposed to this random array of state legislators, have made their final determinations under 3 U.S.C. § 5 — by the deadline the statute imposes, i.e., December 8.

Nice try, though. https://t.co/Y5SKyTNwoB

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) January 6, 2021

Biden won Virginia by over 450,000 votes.

But who needs democracy if Republicans aren’t in charge... https://t.co/vLmVTGJsrO

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) January 6, 2021

At lunch with Trump today, Pence said he doesn’t believe he has the power to do what the president wants during congressional certification. But he indicated he will keep studying it up until the proceedings begin at 1 pm tomorrow. @anniekarni me https://t.co/L27CVH1QNv

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 6, 2021

Pence could save a lot of time by going to the right Twitter feed.

The president has been clear with several people in conversation - he would rather lose and have people think it was stolen from him than simply lose https://t.co/L27CVH1QNv

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 6, 2021

Told ya. Symbolism.