Electors, explained

1 big thing

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🗓️ 12 November 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Joe Biden currently leads President Donald Trump in the popular vote by more than 5 million ballots cast. And news organizations have projected he'll capture 290 electoral college votes, 20 more than needed to win the presidency. But, Donald Trump is actively resisting the results - which begs the question - does he actually have a constitutional path to prevent Joe Biden from taking the oath of office on January 20th. Plus, Biden’s tall task when it comes to climate change. And, an El Paso nurse's story from the COVID frontlines. Guests: Axios' Amy Harder, Harvard University constitutional law professor Noah Feldman and registered nurse Arianna Lucio from Del Sol Medical Center. Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Wu, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Dan Bobkoff, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. Go deeper: The Electoral College play Trump’s Desperate Assault on American Democracy Election likely hardens political limits of Biden climate agenda Defense Department sends medical teams to El Paso as COVID-19 cases surge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.0	Good morning. Welcome to Axios today. It's Thursday, November 12th. I'm Niala Boodoo. Here's how we're making you smarter today. Biden's tall task when it comes to climate change.
0:43.4	Plus, an El Paso nurse shares her COVID frontline story.
0:47.2	But first, a reality check on GOP election challenges.
0:51.6	Is today's one big thing.
0:54.0	Joe Biden leaves Donald Trump in the popular vote by more than 5 million ballots cast.
1:03.6	And the all-important electoral college, news organizations have projected he'll
1:07.4	capture 290 votes. But Donald Trump has not only not conceded, he's actively resisting in a variety of ways.
1:15.5	So the question at this point is, what legally stands in the way of Joe Biden taking
1:20.1	the oath of office on January 20th.
1:22.6	Nowa Feldman is a constitutional law scholar who teaches at Harvard and he's also the
1:26.3	host of the Deep Background Podcast with our partners at Pushkin.
1:29.9	So I have been reading the Constitution today, but I assume you have read the Constitution
1:34.0	Many more times than I have.
1:36.0	It's like eating your wheaties.
1:38.0	Can you explain how the 12th Amendment says in the Constitution about laying out the transition process?
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