# If the election is stolen in favor of Trump and the courts rule in his favor, do the Democrats just quietly hand over the keys?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump, kamala-harris\
**Created:** [September 4, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-election-is-stolen-in-favor-of-trump-and-the-courts-rule-in-his-favor-do-the-democrats-just-quietly-hand-over-the-keys/1006767 "2024-09-04T17:51:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-election-is-stolen-in-favor-of-trump-and-the-courts-rule-in-his-favor-do-the-democrats-just-quietly-hand-over-the-keys/1006767/42 "2024-09-04T23:37:24Z")

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> [@Aspenglow](#):
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> I understand the point you’re making, but IMHO, there is a natural threshold to how far they’re willing to go

Though that’s somewhat irrelevant to the OP. There are plenty of discussion of whether that is likely/possible [elsewhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-election-nightmare-scenarios/1006178)

The question here is what to do if that happens?

One thought I had. Would the Democrats be able to expand the SCOTUS after the fact and then rebring the case between election and the inauguration? It would be the hail-iest of hail Marys but whats the alternative, taking to the streets?

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