Trump Election Claims Unlikely to Lead to ‘Bush v. Gore’ Win (1)

Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court decided the outcome of the 2000 presidential election, the possibility that judges could pick the winner again has loomed over both political parties.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the idea of going to the high court to settle the vote in his favor, and he did so again early on Wednesday morning as ballot counts began to turn in favor of Democrat Joe Biden in Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan and possibly Georgia.

Donald Trump gestures after speaking at the White House after midnight on Nov. 4.

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

But election law experts largely dismiss the idea that Trump has a viable claim that would lead him to a ...