"This is significant for two reasons. First, it makes clear that the Democrats did a heckuva job of communicating their message of "mail your ballot in early, or else vote in person." Second, and more importantly, it throws a giant wrench into Donald Trump's legal strategy. Those late-arriving ballots have been the focal point of the campaign's legal efforts in Pennsylvania and, indeed, the linchpin of their entire campaign to reclaim the presidency. Team Trump has argued that the ballots should not be counted, and while the Supreme Court did not buy that argument when they heard it, they did order that the ballots be held separately in case they revisit the matter.

Now, however, it doesn't particularly matter if they are counted or thrown out, since 10,000 ballots is far less than Joe Biden's current 47,000-vote margin in the state. Even if they are tossed, Biden's lead would still be around 40,000 votes, a quantity that is many magnitudes too large to be overcome by a recount. And without Pennsylvania, Trump cannot get to 270 EVs, even if Georgia somehow flips. So it's another nail in a coffin that, frankly, was already closed tight, lowered into the ground, and covered with the first shovelfuls of dirt. (Z)"