Don't Bet on Congress or the Supreme Court to Decide this Presidential Election

With luck the US presidential election results will be decisive on November 8. There will be a clear winner and no election disputes will emerge. Yet as the polls tighten nationally and in critical swing states there are possibilities of a contested election. Were that to happen, one cannot count on either Congress or the Supreme Court to resolve the matter. It is entirely possible that the political polarization that has divided the United States might set the country up for a post-election bat...