The tradition that Al upheld is otherwise. The appeals of such pretenders also rests upon what they do not say. They rely so much on people's ignorance of what it takes to make a democratic system work. Our Supreme Court knows. They properly focused on HOW votes need to be counted to ensure equal protection under the law.
Voter is as voter does.
We can now look at the 36 day episode as a much needed civics lesson on what we as citizens need to do if we really want to count in the future. The brunt of the lesson is positive, promising and constructive if the majority of the American people see that they need to be active participants in the political process if they want the political system to be theirs. The importance of voting is now obvious to all. But democratic political participation means more than just voting. People need to participate actively in the political process through which candidates are selected and elected.