I don’t think that yesterday’s fracas in the #PASenate is quite as straightforward as either side would make it out to be (shocker, I know). The politics are for others to analyze, but just a few points on the law. (THREAD 1/29)

Off the bat, it’s worth noting that what distinguishes this from the Trump mayhem is that there is a pending legal challenge that deals with enough votes to be dispositive of the election result depending how the court rules. That was not the case in any state for Trump. (2/29)

That doesn’t necessarily justify the GOP’s actions yesterday, but it is not an apples-to-apples comparison to say this is mere Trumpianism. (3/29)

The federal judge hearing the case, J. Nicholas Ranjan, is a Trump appointee, though he has ruled against Trump on election-related matters already this cycle. (4/29)

As near as I can tell, there are two potential legal issues here: first, is there a “case or controversy” per Article III of the U.S. Constitution and, if so, has the Ziccarelli campaign sued the right party (the Allegheny County Board of Elections). (5/29)