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Martin Eden

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20. Trump will declare victory

Fri Oct 30, 2020, 10:01 AM

Oct 2020

Trump will declare victory the night of November 3rd regardless of election returns and cry fraud when those returns point to a Biden win -- especially if counting mailed ballots takes several days.

Whether Trump can actually "contest" the election with any legitimate chance of success is another matter.

Let's remember that Trump's world exists in an alternate reality where facts are fake and truth is whatever he wants it to be, with tens of millions of devoted fans.

These two worlds will collide next week and perhaps in the weeks and months to follow if Trump and his enablers in the federal and state governments go all in to sustain this POtuS.

UNLESS Joe Biden's victory is too overwhelming for those enablers to stick their necks out for an obviously hopeless cause.

Nevertheless, Trump and his most psychotic followers will likely persist no matter what. The question is how soon their howls can be ignored and we move on with repairing the damage.

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Charlie Cook: Don't expect a contested election [View all] brooklynite Oct 2020 OP

just hope hes not behind the scenes bribing or threatening state delegates samnsara Oct 2020 #1

I hope Charlie Cook is correct Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #2

Trumps behind in pace for voting... AleksS Oct 2020 #3

Exactly. I'll finally be able to relax when Joe's hand is on that bible come Jan. 20th groundloop Oct 2020 #7

dont be surprised katracey Oct 2020 #27

Once his usefulness is over, all he has left are vulnerabilities AleksS Oct 2020 #28

Yes Donald... AZ8theist Oct 2020 #31

this llashram Nov 2020 #34

I find his evaluations of RCP and 538 very interesting. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #4

He's been pretty good Johnny2X2X Oct 2020 #5

I'm still not totally convinced there wasn't funny business in one or more of those states in 2016 groundloop Oct 2020 #8

of course there was scarytomcat Oct 2020 #23

2/3 of Detroit precincts had more votes than voters questionseverything Oct 2020 #30

But there will be funny business. AleksS Oct 2020 #11

Yes Kitchari Oct 2020 #16

I just think they should focus on any and all backups bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #6

I hope that Coo is correct Gothmog Oct 2020 #9

I have to call BS on Charlie Cook kwijybo Oct 2020 #10

He probably will do that knowing that's how he got in in 2016. judesedit Oct 2020 #14

I don't think that's why he was setting up voter fraud allegations. AleksS Oct 2020 #15

That has been dump's MO for some time Norbert Oct 2020 #18

Exactly! Why does it keep working?? AleksS Oct 2020 #19

That was Bush Jr.'s MO, too. wnylib Oct 2020 #25

The MSM helped convey that mythology, repeating anything Trump and his minions say without question. Ford_Prefect Nov 2020 #32

this llashram Nov 2020 #35

Sorry OLDMDDEM Oct 2020 #29

RCP includes Rasmussen shite. My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #12

Every map I see and when I play with the interactive maps, Joe STARTS at 270 NightWatcher Oct 2020 #13

If he steals any of these which are still looking good..weve Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2020 #17

Trump will declare victory Martin Eden Oct 2020 #20

35-40% llashram Nov 2020 #36

Multiple Choice Martin Eden Nov 2020 #38

Replying from Maines second congressional district Soxfan58 Oct 2020 #21

Seriously? If he trusts Trump to do the right thing, Roisin Ni Fiachra Oct 2020 #22

true llashram Nov 2020 #37

The pollsters and procrastinators were wrong in 2016 HermitageHermit Oct 2020 #24

@paulkrugman Whoa. Charlie Cook really sticking his neck out here, with a pretty much unambiguous pr riversedge Oct 2020 #26

I needed to read this BainsBane Nov 2020 #33