Reading through the Transition Integrity Project (the Podesta "War Game") report. As a predictive model, it was a failure--they had Frum and Kristol, who are psychologically broken by Trump, predicting his moves in the game. Bad input, bad output.

Laughable, really. But that& #39;s not the interesting part. It was done--and, more importantly, released--on purpose as a tool to communicate a specific message to the media and to the "1000 Influencers" they will enlist or have enlisted.

That is to prepare the ground for the following messages in November: (1) BIDEN WILL NOT CONCEDE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES; (2) Even a Trump Electoral College victory will be considered illegitimate; and most importantly...

"Who are key influencers in the media and among local activists who can affect political perceptions & mobilize political action? Can they be approached & briefed on these issues now, to establish pre-commitments to playing a constructive role in event of a contested election?"