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C Moon

(12,212 posts)
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 04:09 PM Nov 2020

The way Trump/GOP are acting now (trying desperately to stop the vote counting)...

it looks like Trump thought he was going to win the election, and wasn't prepared for this.

It's like they are thumbing wildly through their books of lies and deceit, and trying different tactics to stop votes from being tallied, or suing states that didn't go to him, and now putting his own electors in place.

They had months to plan for this scenario, but they just don't look ready.

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The way Trump/GOP are acting now (trying desperately to stop the vote counting)... (Original Post) C Moon Nov 2020 OP
It Proves That HE Doesn't Even Think He Can Win ChoppinBroccoli Nov 2020 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author ChoppinBroccoli Nov 2020 #1
He knows he's going to lose gollygee Nov 2020 #3
He will say something about fraudulent election and then say that's ok MissB Nov 2020 #6
That's my guess too. gollygee Nov 2020 #7
It was obvious to me that he was sure he had it with his shady tactics as backup Iwasthere Nov 2020 #4
The hilarious part is Arizona... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #5
:D C Moon Nov 2020 #9
The lawyers he surrounds himself with are a joke BlueNProud Nov 2020 #8

ChoppinBroccoli

(3,784 posts)
1. It Proves That HE Doesn't Even Think He Can Win
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 04:15 PM
Nov 2020

Because if he thought the votes would prove him to be the winner, why would he want to stop them from being counted? I suspect he has internal information showing that he can’t win (and campaigns’ internals are generally deadly accurate), so he’s flailing wildly, grasping for any straw possible.

Response to C Moon (Original post)

gollygee

(22,336 posts)
3. He knows he's going to lose
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 04:15 PM
Nov 2020

It'll take him a while to get used to it, and he has to think of a way to leave and not look like a loser, because that's his real concern. He'll figure something out.

MissB

(15,805 posts)
6. He will say something about fraudulent election and then say that's ok
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 04:17 PM
Nov 2020

because Trump 2024! Donate now (which is his ongoing grift to keep himself solvent)

Iwasthere

(3,158 posts)
4. It was obvious to me that he was sure he had it with his shady tactics as backup
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 04:17 PM
Nov 2020

He was sure Dejoy put him over the top. The blue wave would have been big if it wasnt6for Dejoy. He performed well for trump. Many of our votes are still dissapeared.

Wounded Bear

(58,618 posts)
5. The hilarious part is Arizona...
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 04:17 PM
Nov 2020

where they're "protesting" when the only way Trump can win is if they keep counting ballots.

BlueNProud

(1,048 posts)
8. The lawyers he surrounds himself with are a joke
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 04:19 PM
Nov 2020

no a surprise considering some of the clowns he's put on the bench

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