D.C. abuzz with rumors that GOP lawyers will file a brief at midnight seeking to prevent Ohio from declaring Obama the electoral winner.
GOP lawyers are poised to file a midnight complaint with a sympathetic federal judge, hoping to bar the Ohio election officials from certifying Obama the winner of its electors. The ultimate goal is to bring Ohio's results into question, hoping to carry the complaint all the way to SCOTUS. "They know they don't have a compelling case," a lawyer familiar with the gambit says, "but they just want to further deligitimize Obama's presidency."