Thread: 2020 US Presidential Race

Trump should concede and cease American embarrassment.

Wisconsin: Trump requests a recount

In Wisconsin, where Biden leads Trump by less than a percentage point, the Trump campaign announced it will seek a recount.
This is a relatively routine occurrence when margins are tight. Indeed, small margins often trigger automatic recounts in many states.



Michigan: Trump seeks a (temporary) halt to counting

In Michigan, the Trump campaign has filed a complaint seeking to halt the vote count on the basis that Republican Party "election inspectors" (that is, poll workers) do not have access to venues where the counting is taking place.



Pennsylvania: taking it to the Supreme Court

In Pennsylvania, the Trump campaign has initiated court proceedings to stop the vote count.

1/ The first part of the lawsuit is similar to the challenge in Michigan: the campaign is seeking to stop vote-counting until Republican poll observers are given access to the sites.

2/ The second part of the Pennsylvania action seeks to reject mail-in ballots from first-time voters who did not provide proof of identity when they registered.

The campaign claims Pennsylvania's secretary of state didn't follow the proper process in deciding to accept the ballots from these voters — a breach of federal law.



Georgia: confusion created by courts takes centre stage

Finally, in Georgia, the Trump campaign has filed a petition to prevent any potential counting of late-arriving mail-in ballots.
In one sense, this action is the most straightforward of all the challenges. The petition seeks an order that the existing law be enforced: that all mail-in ballots arriving after 7:00pm on election day are excluded from the count.


Lots more here

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BTW, (below) pick the Trump supporter

There seems to me to be an emerging threat of near total breakdown of order and common civility in the good old US of A. Being stoked by, you know who.
Does their not exist some emergency legislation to collar the scumbag, detain him and hold him incommunicado for a while? It may be your last resort.

Looks Penn will go to Biden. Turn out the lights the party is over.
A new Prez followed by a period of shit stirring by a sore loser.

Donald Trump Jr. with his brother Eric, during a “Keep Iowa Great” press conference in Des Moines, IA, on February 3, 2020.
Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images


President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons, Eric and Donald Jr., lashed out at Republican lawmakers as their father’s path to reelection appeared to be narrowing.

NBC has not yet called a winner in the race, but currently shows Democratic nominee Joe Biden projected to hold 253 electoral votes, compared with 214 for Trump.
By NBC’s count, Biden needs just 17 more votes to win, and updated ballot counts in some key states look to be trending in his direction.

On Thursday afternoon, Trump Jr. accused some unnamed Republicans of failing to fight for the president.
“The total lack of action from virtually all of the ’2024 GOP hopefuls’ is pretty amazing,” Trump Jr. tweeted.
“They have a perfect platform to show that they’re willing & able to fight but they will cower to the media mob instead. Don’t worry @realDonaldTrump will fight & they can watch as usual!” he wrote.

Eric Trump, also on Twitter, took a broader swipe at his own party.
“Where is the GOP?! Our voters will never forget...,” he tweeted.

That tweet was apparently deleted Thursday evening.
But he later posted another criticism Republicans, urging them to “have some backbone.”


Shortly after Trump Jr. slammed Republican presidential hopefuls, a few of them did offer words of support for the president.
Nikki Haley, Trump’s former United Nations ambassador who is widely speculated to have presidential ambitions, tweeted, “We all owe @realDonaldTrump for his leadership of conservative victories for Senate, House, & state legislatures.”

“He and the American people deserve transparency & fairness as the votes are counted. The law must be followed. We have to keep the faith that the truth will prevail,” Haley wrote.

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, another potential future White House contender, encouraged his Twitter followers to support Trump’s legal defense fund as his campaign launches lawsuits in key states.
— Kevin Breuninger

Election 2020 live results: Trump sons lash out at GOP as Biden gains ground

This is gold:

Holy shit Trump has lost his mind. That press conference was just utter dribble and lies.

He has lost and he knows it. He's a loser crying like a loser.

Shit! Trump just got on tv and said he was being cheated in every state he is losing.

CBS just cut him off and said 'nup he's lying'

Originally Posted by misskit

Shit! Trump just got on tv and said he was being cheated in every state he is losing.

Notice that the VP Pence was not standing next to him ... lost his wingman?

but tweeted later

Originally Posted by sabang

Does their not exist ...

It's been tried . . . impeachment. Aside from that - nope, not so much and nothing now

Lets see if this works. Michael Rapaport on twitter.

https://twitter.com/MichaelRapaport/...44728472842242

Originally Posted by aging one

Lets see if this works. Michael Rapaport on twitter.

https://twitter.com/MichaelRapaport/...44728472842242

Yep, it works but ... if profanities offend, turn the sound down

forgot the vulgarity warning. But its worth it. I lot of pent up frustration is coming out.

40 Min AgoTrump’s lead in Georgia now less than 4,000 votes

President Donald Trump’s lead over Democrat Joe Biden in Georgia’s presidential contest has dwindled to just 3,635 votes, according to the latest data from NBC News.
With 98% of the expected Georgia vote in, Trump has 2,445,539 votes, or 49.4%, compared with Biden’s 2,441,904, or 49.3%. There are roughly 75,561 votes remaining to be counted in Georgia, NBC News estimates.
In Georgia, which has 16 electoral votes, a recount can be requested by the losing candidate if the race is within 0.5% or less of the total vote.
— Kevin Stankiewicz

Originally Posted by David48atTD

In Georgia, which has 16 electoral votes, a recount can be requested by the losing candidate if the race is within 0.5% or less of the total vote.
— Kevin Stankiewicz

Why the count is taking so long. They are making sure not a mistake one is made. Sealing the deal.

Originally Posted by aging one

Lets see if this works. Michael Rapaport on twitter.

https://twitter.com/MichaelRapaport/...44728472842242

Just in: Bidens lead in Arizona falls to 46,000 votes

https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/s...450594304?s=19

Trumps lead in Pennsylvania falls to 51,000 votes
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/s...154471424?s=19

The menace is shitting his diapers right now, and if you haven't seen his ugly mug in the last 24 hours, the look of fear and despair on his face is priceless.

"That is the president of the United States. That is the most powerful person in the world, and we see him like an obese turtle on his back, flailing in the hot sun, realizing his time is over."


--Anderson Cooper

Originally Posted by David48atTD

if profanities offend

shouty seppos offend - baseball cap wearing fcuktard shouting inanity can fcuk right off

Originally Posted by aging one

Lets see if this works. Michael Rapaport on twitter.

https://twitter.com/MichaelRapaport/...44728472842242

I concur.

Originally Posted by aging one

Lets see if this works. Michael Rapaport on twitter.

https://twitter.com/MichaelRapaport/...44728472842242

I concur.