Let’s be clear: Donald Trump is planning to declare victory on election night, regardless of uncounted votes. He is planning to steal this election, and wants his judges onboard. He’s telling us upfront. No hiding it.

Are all Dems, journos, civil society orgs prepared for this? https://twitter.com/hamiltonnolan/status/1307668068450152450

As vitally important as the Supreme Court debate is, believe it or not, the issue of Trump trying to steal the election - & notifying us clearly of his plan beforehand - is even more important & urgent. This needs to be addressed & challenged, every single day till the election.

The first question of the first presidential debate should be, to both candidates, a version of: ‘do you commit to ensure every American voter’s vote is counted before declaring victory, including the votes of overseas US military personnel? If not, why not?’

Dear reporters, including at places like NPR & the NYT, there’s no ‘both sides’ here, there is no sitting on the fence. You can’t be neutral on the issue of autocracy. As me, @froomkin & @jayrosen_nyu & others have argued, journalists must have a bias in favor of *democracy*.