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The ‘Corrupt Bargain’ of 2020

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The ‘Corrupt Bargain’ of 2020
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 23, 2013. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
Clifford Humphrey
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Today, the U.S. Congress will vote to certify the Electoral College vote for the 2020 presidential election, certifying Joe Biden as the next president ... or not. However unlikely, it’s constitutionally possible for Congress to nullify the Electoral College vote and to force the decision onto the members of the House of Representatives, voting en bloc state by state, in a contingent election.
Clifford Humphrey
Clifford Humphrey
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Clifford Humphrey is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and the Director of Admissions for Thales College. He holds a PhD in politics from Hillsdale College, and he resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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