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Related: About this forumTrump's Last Attempt to Steal the Election Won't Work: It's Over Donald
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- Trumps Last Attempt to Steal the Election Wont Work. Nov. 9, 2020.
Joe Biden has won. He will be our next president. Normally, the loser of the race would give a gracious concession speech, and accept the results. That wont happen this time around, because Donald Trump is a pathological narcissist who will never admit defeat. But theres no legal requirement for the losing candidate to formally concede - its just another tradition Trump will choose to ignore.
He can bluster and protest all he wants, but like it or not, the Constitution and federal law establish a clear timeline of how electoral votes are processed, and when the new president takes office. Heres how that process normally plays out, how Trump might try to undermine it, and why he is unlikely to succeed. The first date to look out for is December 8th...
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Trump's Last Attempt to Steal the Election Won't Work: It's Over Donald (Original Post)
appalachiablue
Nov 2020
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pfitz59
(10,344 posts)1. Robert Reich is a treasure
He has the best outlook
appalachiablue
(41,118 posts)2. He's a lighthouse and rock
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)3. K&R
Rhiannon12866
(205,116 posts)4. K&R!
Thanks for posting, passing this on.