Cully Stimson
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“I'm not surprised that the judge did this. I don't think it would matter whether an Obama judge or any other judge appointed by any other president,”
Cully Stimson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03
Stimson said the ruling by Obama-appointed Judge Gleason did not appear partisan.
“Florida was conducting the election in the manner under Florida law, under this time, place and manners set out by Florida law even though it was a federal election,”
Cully Stimson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03
Stimson drew a procedural parallel between the Alaska case and the Bush v. Gore election dispute.
“As long as that criminal investigation is going on, you're not breathing easy,”
Cully Stimson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03
Stimson cautioned that a separate criminal investigation could uncover evidence supporting additional legal action even if the civil appeal fails.
“They used a particular type of ballot, which had those so-called dangling chads, which were punch-holes that didn't come the whole way off, so the hole was left with a little tag, essentially like a skin tag, and eventually the Supreme Court of Florida ruled.”
Cully Stimson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03
Stimson described the punch-hole ballots used in Florida during the 2000 election dispute.
“They may be filing these suits to establish a record and force Alaska and others supporting the status quo to defend what's happening, knowing that there's some level of confusion and they have the legal wheels churning,”
Cully Stimson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03
Stimson suggested DOJ may be filing suits to establish a legal record for post-election proceedings.
“But because there were federal violations, eventually the Supreme Court weighed in and stopped it, And at no point in time had the vice president’s (Albert Gore) vote count ever surpassed that of the governor (Bush) and because it was a federal interest, the Supreme Court stepped in and stopped this counting at the state level.”
Cully Stimson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03
Stimson explained how the U.S. Supreme Court intervened in the 2000 Florida recount due to federal violations.
“So after the vote is [over], they've started the legal wheels rolling.”
Cully Stimson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03
Stimson suggested DOJ's longer-term objective is to start legal proceedings that continue after the vote.
“Asking for injunctive relief way before anything even happens is a reach,”
Cully Stimson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03
Stimson commented on DOJ's difficulty securing immediate relief and noted appeals would go to the Ninth Circuit.