One of the wonderful things about a Republic is that a national politician’s interest often varies by state. It’s a check on power.

Exhibit A:

After all the talk from Donald Trump about ending the vote count on election day, we have arrived here:

Worth mentioning that if you stopped counting ballots *right now*, Biden would win with this map. So Trump is reliant on ballots counted after Election Day for his comeback chances. pic.twitter.com/rGQQT3X2Ub

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 4, 2020

This map is very possible, maybe even probable. Biden may take the presidency because he won a single electoral college vote in Nebraska.

All of this is a bit ironic and made me think of this:

Fortunately, we’re not in 17th Century N.Y.C., though our President looks to be headed there in January.