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The Counsel

Note from Elie 11/01: How Not to Contest the 2024 Election

The Counsel

Some Spider, Inc.

Politics, News

4.6848 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100 mobsters, including members of La Cosa Nostra, and the Gambino and Genovese crime families. He went on to serve as Director of the Department of Law and Public Safety at New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice. He is currently Special Counsel at Lowenstein Sandler and a CNN legal analyst.  For a transcript of Elie’s note and the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey everyone, Ellie here, wishing you a very happy Friday.

0:35.6

And maybe more importantly this week, an anxiety-free Friday,

0:39.7

because here we are four days away from Election Day, this day that has been looming on the

0:45.1

calendar we've been looking at with maybe excitement, maybe dread, maybe some combination of them

0:51.1

for a long time now. Well, here we go. Two quick things that I want to

0:55.1

stress about the election. First, my fervent hope is that this election is resolved at the ballot

1:01.3

box and not in the courts. I will be on standby for CNN pending legal challenges. I hope you

1:08.0

don't see me because definitionally, if you do, that means we're in the

1:11.4

courts. And that is not a good thing for the United States of America either way.

1:16.9

Second of all, I know a lot of people have been saying this, but I feel like I need to repeat it.

1:22.2

There is a very good chance we do not have a traditional call of the outcome on Tuesday night.

1:28.2

When I was growing up as a kid, midnight, 1 a.m., 2 a.m., maybe 11.30 p.m., they would call

1:33.7

it for one side or the other.

1:35.8

That is unlikely this time. Last time in 2020, it took until Saturday to get a call. It takes

1:41.3

time for these states to count their votes. It takes time for

1:44.4

these states to certify their results. This promises to be a close election. So be patient.

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