This was a coup. It came in two different flavors. One was the soft coup, which goes by the legalese, alternate electors, which is kind of like alternate facts. There is no such thing. You don't get to just name your own electors if you lose the presidency.
Discussing the events surrounding the January 6th insurrection and the concept of alternate electors.
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