Late Ballots, Iran Polling, And A Maine Toss-Up
Shortly before we started taping today’s episode, the Supreme Court handed down decisions in a couple of cases we’ve been watching.
In Watson v. RNC, the court ruled that ballots postmarked by Election Day can still be counted after Election Day in states where that is legal. Nathaniel Rakich of Votebeat explains why the ruling preserves the status quo in more than a dozen states and why Donald Trump is unlikely to stop attacking late-arriving mail ballots anytime soon.
We also discuss another pair of decisions involving independent agencies. The court allowed Trump to fire Federal Trade…
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