He can declare all he wants.https://www.axios.com/trump-claim-e...nic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=twitter
President Trump has told confidants he'll declare victory on Tuesday night if it looks like he's "ahead," according to three sources familiar with his private comments.
Behind the scenes: Trump has privately talked through this scenario in some detail in the last few weeks, describing plans to walk up to a podium on election night and declare he has won.
- That's even if the Electoral College outcome still hinges on large numbers of uncounted votes in key states like Pennsylvania.
- For this to happen, his allies expect he would need to either win or have commanding leads in Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Iowa, Arizona and Georgia.
How did you work this out?Trump wins again, without a doubt.
Polls are typically +/- 5%, so it's definitely tight, but it's been so,so consistent.
Exactly. A more progressive candidate for president this campaign just would not have garnered as much support from the center or the right. Don’t think whatever progressives would have been gained by a more prog candidate would have made up for losing the center / right votes of both parties.Hard disagree. Trump's base and level of support has barely moved in 4 years of this insanity. Up or down. It just is, and continues to be.
Since he was nominated as the candidate, Biden's support has grown - which is actually kind of rare, especially when it's not at the expense of the incumbent.
Biden is holding together the progressives, appeasing the moderates and not scaring away the never-Trumpers. I didn't want him as the candidate but his team (and he himself) have done a great job at managing this particular duel.
Just a feelingHow did you work this out?
Sounds a bit wum-ish.How did you work this out?
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I posted about this yesterday. It was hella weird all over. Basically if i recall right it started about 9 days ago (when only about 20k had voted), the courts declined to rule, yet they kept going and now it concerns around 150k votes. Would never have stood, but its the level of crazy some in the GOP are going to.That’s something. Apparently those judges on the TX SC aren’t exactly left-leaning.
His threads have been WUM'ish in here for some days. I'd just ignore it.Sounds a bit wum-ish.
What would the TX GOP’s next step be? To the 5th. Circuit? Certainly they couldn’t get it heard in just a couple of days?I posted about this yesterday. It was hella weird all over. Basically if i recall right it started about 9 days ago (when only about 20k had voted), the courts declined to rule, yet they kept going and now it concerns around 150k votes. Would never have stood, but its the level of crazy some in the GOP are going to.
Moscow Mitch isn't being at all supportive though, so I expect the litigation to go nowhere. Trumps plan is probably to get competing sets of certifications or something from places like PA. It's nuts.
The answer is in your questionWhat would the TX GOP’s next step be? To the 5th. Circuit? Certainly they couldn’t get it heard in just a couple of days?
Just stumbled upon this Texas lunacy doing a google search; why would anyone be against people having to wear a mask while voting?:
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/ele...t-all-texas-polling-locations/?outputType=amp
Didn't Trump already voted? by doing so, he is clearly saying that early vote is validReps will try to make only the results of election day count. A lot of early votes will have to be counted after, so if Biden isn't winning by a landslide, then he might be behind on election day. In that case, the Reps might win it by getting the courts to simply toss millions of votes.
Someone like Bernie isn’t the solution as he scares too many people, rightly or wrongly.Exactly. A more progressive candidate for president this campaign just would not have garnered as much support from the center or the right. Don’t think whatever progressives would have been gained by a more prog candidate would have made up for losing the center / right votes of both parties.
Yep, great point.The answer is in your question
Yeah, he voted in Florida a week or 2 weeks ago. Plenty early.Didn't Trump already voted? by doing so, he is clearly saying that early vote is valid
in fact he jokingly said "I voted for a guy name Trump"
so it would be really farcical if his party tries to illegitimate early votesYeah, he voted in Florida a week or 2 weeks ago. Plenty early.
You could have left off everything after governor and you could explain Texas in a single statement.Yep, great point.
What’s odd is that the fecking governor issued the mask wearing mandate!
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It would be if they had any sense of shame.so it would be really farcical if his party tries to illegitimate early votes
He can claim all he wants but the process must be allowed to continue. If it doesn’t then tbh I’m not sure what will happen.Tweet
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They would try to only have certain early votes deemed illegitimate, no doubt.so it would be really farcical if his party tries to illegitimate early votes
will the republican party brake the system to defend a crazy guy? there will be many elections after this oneIt would be if they had any sense of shame.
Well, swaths of this country are allowing open carry at polling sites. Who the feck knows?He can claim all he wants but the process must be allowed to continue. If it doesn’t then tbh I’m not sure what will happen.
certain early votes wont be enough, i seriously think biden will win for a very big marginThey would try to only have certain early votes deemed illegitimate, no doubt.
This will be just one of the many things republicans have broken in the name of the president. This wouldn’t make them flinch one iota.will the republican party brake the system to defend a crazy guy? there will be many elections after this one
I wouldn’t put it past them to try to illegitimize (if that’s a word) counties & congressional districts that were heavily POC, thus democrat.certain early votes wont be enough, i seriously think biden will win for a very big margin
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This will be just one of the many things republicans have broken in the name of the president. This wouldn’t make them flinch one iota.
I dunno if it's even worth it for them to take it there. Mind you, it wasn't in the first place so who knows. They are essentially asking for the votes to be plain invalidated. It's literally silly season haha.What would the TX GOP’s next step be? To the 5th. Circuit? Certainly they couldn’t get it heard in just a couple of days?
Just stumbled upon this Texas lunacy doing a google search; why would anyone be against people having to wear a mask while voting?:
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/ele...t-all-texas-polling-locations/?outputType=amp
The answer is in your question
Oh, no doubt the process would go on.It would be meaningless since everyone would know there are still votes to be counted.
It would stoke civil unrest which is probably his intention.It would be meaningless since everyone would know there are still votes to be counted.
I hate the fact that my post was so easy to type out, but it certainly was.
your optimism is contagious
I bet it was you who merged my illustrous "There's no way Trump will win the election" to this low shelf thread!It would be meaningless since everyone would know there are still votes to be counted.
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listen my man, you better have thrown a ton salt and knocked on a forest of wood before making that thread. 2020 has already shown it gives zero fecks, so best not to tempt anything.I bet it was you who merged my illustrous "There's no way Trump will win the election" to this low shelf thread!
hi Raoul!
Is it bad or good that I only know who one of those four people are? (obviously the top one)