Hillary Clinton urges Biden not to concede in close election

[FM123]

(MSN) Hillary Clinton, who lost to Donald Trump in 2016, said Tuesday that this year's Democratic challenger Joe Biden should refuse to concede until all votes are counted in a tight and possibly drawn-out contest. Clinton said that possible delays in tallying ballots -- with mail-in voting set to reach unprecedented levels -- mean Biden must hold back from accepting defeat initially.

"Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstances because I think this is going to drag out and, eventually, I do believe he will win if we don't give an inch and if we are as focused and relentless as the other side," Clinton said in an interview with Showtime's "The Circus."

Clinton, who won almost three million more votes than Trump overall in 2016 but lost to him in the state-by-state electoral college count, suggested that the Republicans are hoping to get the result they want through in-person voting on the day -- and not necessarily wait for any delayed mail-in ballots to be counted.

Her comments follow warnings from both sides that the result of the election may not be known on the evening of November 3rd. Republicans "have a couple of scenarios that they are looking toward. One is messing up absentee balloting," she said. "They believe that helps them so that they then get maybe a narrow advantage in the electoral college on election day," Clinton said.

She called for Democrats to mount a "massive legal operation." (Read More)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hillary-clinton-urges-biden-not-to-concede-in-close-election/ar-BB18mYX7?ocid=mailsignout

[soothsayer]

1. Totally agree 100000%

[iluvtennis]

42. Ditto. don't concede shit. Let every ballot be counted. nt

[KS Toronado]

46. What about all the ballots dejoy will claim "we ran out of time" and will never deliver.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Absolutely. We've lived through 3 of these scenarios this Century and it's time for a different en

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. And don't be afraid to state it now. There will be no peaceful acceptance of the vote until every

vote is countered and every case of voter suppression is litigated.

[BComplex]

52. "AND LITIGATED"!! Yes! Because on January 20, Nancy Pelosi becomes the president.

[LuvNewcastle]

32. I sure wish Al Gore had requested a total recount.

This country has got to learn that we aren't equipped to have instantaneous, accurate results. I wish VP Gore and Sec Clinton had gone through a recount, and I wish the country hadn't gone through those tough times with W and Trump in power. These elections are too important to be decided by 10:00 on election night. We should have a complete automatic recount every time.

[OAITW r.2.0]

33. Lieberman was probably counseling Gore to capitulate.

4 years later, he showed his true colors.

[LuvNewcastle]

38. Oh yeah, I forgot all about Lieberman.

I wonder if Gore would have done better if he had chosen Zell Miller instead of Lieberman. He might have won GA, but I'm not sure about CT. It's fun to think about this stuff sometimes. Any choice that would have prevented 9/11 and the Iraq and Afghanistan wars would have definitely been worth it...........................unless somebody else got pissed off and we got a world war to take the place of those conflicts. Sometimes it's better to accept what you've been given.

[OAITW r.2.0]

41. More than that. We'd have had a whole different energy policy that would have made ME oil

a low priority and a military budget significantly reduced. A more solid and sustainable economic policy. Carter tried this, Republicans kept us on the Big Oil addiction.

[former9thward]

47. Why do you think 9/11 would have been prevented?

Bin Laden declared war on the U.S. in the 90s when Gore was VP.

[LuvNewcastle]

49. It's been a long time since I've read

news and analysis regarding 9/11, but I remember reading that the Clinton administration was much further ahead in intelligence research. I read that Clinton's people were aware of Bin Laden's activity in 2000 and 2001. If Gore had gone into office in 2001, there's a good chance that Bin Laden's schemes would have been laid bare.

[robbob]

50. While we can never know what would have happened on 9/11

One thing I’m pretty sure of is Al Gore wouldn’t have ignored a document titled “Bin Laden determined to strike in USA” to go on vacation for a month.

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. The unhinged Twitter rant from IT will be Epic.

[Lock him up.]

5. Make sure the Biden/Harris campaign gets that advice clearly.

The outcome is too important to let the tRump MOB get its way by bullying again.
Take the time it'll take to count ALL the votes. The electoral college vote is only mid-December.
No need to rush to please the failing medias.

RICO the tRump MOB
Over 180,000 victims of it soon. 'nuf!

[I_UndergroundPanther]

6. Never surrender Joe,never.

[JI7]

7. We need to do all we can to make sure it isn't close

[Maven]

8. YES. No conceding "for the good of the country"

Do not give in until every vote is counted and every irregularity is explained.

[dalton99a]

28. +1. "For the good of the country" here means "for the good of Republicans

and to the detriment of the country"

[Maven]

48. Exactly, and we have fallen for it too many times

Not this time.

[oasis]

9. I won't be close. Hillary no need worry. nt

[StevieM]

19. Agreed.

The only reason 2016 was even close is because of James Comey's antics throughout the election.

[ace3csusm]

22. I agree it wont be close

If Texas is in play he is really in trouble ...

[BigmanPigman]

10. I'm still pissed off at the 2000 election.

Definitely DO NOT concede!

[sandensea]

29. +1

We ceased being a full democracy at that point - all the more so after the 2004 Ken Blackbox heist.

But 2016 really pushed us down the slippery slope of banana republicanism - one as slippery as a banana peel.

2020 may be our last chance back from the brink.

[BigmanPigman]

31. He already teased

that he may be in office for 12 more years (I guess he thinks he is as wonderful as FDR).

[sandensea]

34. Idea for next ad: 'If you vote for Trump, you're voting for Pence'

Because the Fat Bastard probably only has a few more months to live, what with his health.

He already had a stroke last year (the Walter Reed "check-up" ).

[uponit7771]

40. +1, Bush admin hurt a lot of Americans in the end

[Hekate]

11. Agree completely

[RandomHall]

12. Do Not Concede

Do *not* concede. Let us take Trump's projection and turn it around: Trump claims that if he loses, it is a fraudulent outcome. We say that if Biden does not win, *that* is the fraudulent outcome. Trump and GOP voter suppression has reached new depths that are astounding and shameless.

All the polls indicate a Biden win; and the election day exit polls will probably also indicate a Biden win (unless they are "corrected" to match the stolen results in key swing states, as happened in 2016). (Reference: Greg Palast.)

Be ready for an inside/outside strategy and action: legal court challenges by DNC lawyers, and we the people peacefully protesting in the streets, in every major city and town in the nation.

Let us be inspired by the good people of Belarus, who have been demonstrating in the streets for two weeks, since the day of their election (August 9) that was stolen by their president for life (26 years) Lukashenko.

And Biden must remember to be tough, and stay strong. This election is not just about him; it is literally to save the country and to save our democratic republic.

[Jim__]

13. Absolutely. Do not concede - any Trump "victory" will be suspicious.

Do not concede until all possible suspicions of cheating have been resolved.

In 2000, Al Gore conceded for the good of the country. Any Trump victory will be the end of the United States as we know it.

[bringthePaine]

15. fuckin'-A-right! prepare to go to the mattresses - no more damn Bush/FL bullshit

[warmfeet]

16. Good advice.

Do not concede to a known cheater.

[dalton99a]

18. Democrats MUST Fight. And Fight Like Hell.

[StevieM]

20. I don't anticipate a terribly close election.

We are going to destroy Trump.

Of course, that won't stop him from claiming that he won and declaring victory.

[Cha]

21. Good On ya, Hillary! I think you're absolutely Correct!

[MontanaMama]

23. Never surrender. Never give in.

They won’t win, fairly.

[debsy]

24. Absolutely perfect response!

And I completely agree: DO NOT CONCEDE!

[AlexSFCA]

25. sounds pretty scary

looking at another razor thin margin election.trump is already closing the gap at 42% approval and rising, lying his way to the throne

[Drunken Irishman]

27. False.

Please don't spread disinformation. Biden's lead today is the highest it's been in over a month.

[Drunken Irishman]

26. It won't drag out...

Biden is going to win Florida and Pennsylvania and that will give him the clear path to victory - with both states being called on election night.

[FailureToCommunicate]

30. Never give up...

[FM123]

44. Galaxy Quest!

[Javaman]

35. He better fucking not nt

[roamer65]

36. Take it all the way to the Supremes if needed.

We will need to fight like we did in 1876.

[Crunchy Frog]

37. I really just want to vote early, and then

go under heavy IV sedation until it's all over.

I my try just doing it with hard liquor.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

39. You know what? "Concessions" are bullshit anyway.

I'm not owed a verdict at the end of the day. Certainly not one based on one of the candidates reading the tea leaves.
I'm owed an accurate count. And I'll wait for it.

[triron]

43. She should not have conceded in 2016.

[Illumination]

45. Good advice from Hillary! What a visual with Trump in handcuffs!...

[sarcasmo]

51. Kick! This can Not be Gore V Bush .

[Blue Owl]

53. EVERYBODY GET OUT THE VOTE FOR JOE

We gotta crush the Turd Reich like it's WWII...