“Election Night is still three weeks away. Whichever presidential candidate is leading on that night, and however many ballots still need to be counted, Donald Trump will claim victory and dare the world to dispute him.”
“Reports of what went on behind the scenes on that night in 2020 make it clear there was a real debate in the Trump camp about whether to make that outrageous claim. But there won’t be a moment’s hesitation this time.
“That’s because it will be just one more step in executing a massive MAGA election-disruption, dirty-tricks scheme that is already well underway on multiple fronts with the goal of preventing a Trump loss no matter what.”
“There is a very good chance that we won’t know the final election results within 24 hours of polls closing. Some key states, including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, don’t even start counting mail-in ballots until Election Day. Arizona and Georgia want to impose new rules requiring that all ballots be subjected to a laborious hand-counting process. If the election is close — as polls suggest it will be — we may not know for days.“
“Meanwhile, any window of uncertainty is the window of opportunity Trump supporters are counting on. They wouldn’t have to convince everyone in America that he already won; all they would have to do is muddy the waters, get the right-wing media machine working and tie everything up in the courts.”
“There are close to 90 of those lawsuits already concentrated in swing states — and key counties — likely to determine the race.”
It is a given, even if he were to lose all fifty States, that Trump is never ever going to admit defeat, and with just three months time in 2020 look what he was able to pull off with his Big Lie. Imagine the consequences of having four years to plan and scheme, especially with less courageous Republicans as Pence around to recognize the truth
“Reports of what went on behind the scenes on that night in 2020 make it clear there was a real debate in the Trump camp about whether to make that outrageous claim. But there won’t be a moment’s hesitation this time.
“That’s because it will be just one more step in executing a massive MAGA election-disruption, dirty-tricks scheme that is already well underway on multiple fronts with the goal of preventing a Trump loss no matter what.”
“There is a very good chance that we won’t know the final election results within 24 hours of polls closing. Some key states, including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, don’t even start counting mail-in ballots until Election Day. Arizona and Georgia want to impose new rules requiring that all ballots be subjected to a laborious hand-counting process. If the election is close — as polls suggest it will be — we may not know for days.“
“Meanwhile, any window of uncertainty is the window of opportunity Trump supporters are counting on. They wouldn’t have to convince everyone in America that he already won; all they would have to do is muddy the waters, get the right-wing media machine working and tie everything up in the courts.”
“There are close to 90 of those lawsuits already concentrated in swing states — and key counties — likely to determine the race.”
It is a given, even if he were to lose all fifty States, that Trump is never ever going to admit defeat, and with just three months time in 2020 look what he was able to pull off with his Big Lie. Imagine the consequences of having four years to plan and scheme, especially with less courageous Republicans as Pence around to recognize the truth
