Millions of Americans went into Election Day 2020 consumed by fears of public disorder and political violence. While many of those fears were overblown, election-related anxiety was far from irrational. It was clear that no matter the results, Donald Trump would question and challenge them with every tool at his disposal. This is a man who, in 2016, disputed the results of an election he won.

In the end, the presidential election system performed much better in 2020 than many anticipated. The US Postal Service successfully withstood the Trump administration’s brazen attacks, and the rate of absentee ballot rejections was actually far lower than in previous elections.

As expected, Trump and his minions are throwing every legal tactic they have at the wall and hoping that something sticks. So far nothing has, and it looks certain that Joe Biden will assume the presidency in January. Biden’s margin of victory is simply too large in too many states for Trump’s characteristically cloddish attempt at an autogolpe to succeed.