Trump plans to declare victory if he takes election night lead: Axios

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President Trump has told those in his orbit he intends to prematurely declare victory on election night if early returns are favorable to him despite uncounted ballots that could lead to a loss.

On Tuesday night, the early count in the pivotal state of Pennsylvania is expected to favor the president due to state laws against counting mail-in ballots before Election Day. However, the ongoing count is expected to narrow the margin between Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who leads in most polling of the state.

"I expect that the overwhelming majority of ballots in Pennsylvania, that's mail-in and absentee ballots, as well as in-person ballots, will be counted within a matter of days," Boockvar said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Although Trump’s path to victory would likely require a victory in Pennsylvania, allies say he would also need to have won or be substantially ahead in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas on Tuesday.

The president’s team is also prepared to present mail-in ballots counted after Nov. 3 as illegitimate, according to Axios, even though it isn't unusual for states to take several days or weeks to count ballots and certify results.

Most polling has indicated Election Day in-person votes will favor the president while mail-in voting will favor Biden.

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Well, it doesn't really matter if he "declares victory" unless all the ballots are counted. I wouldn't put it past his supporters to be like, "tHe fIrSt 3 bAlLoTs SaId tRuMp, sO hE wInS ThE eNtIrE eLeCtIoN!", though  

[imnotyourbabe10 6,120]

Hey, Trump...

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[JusKeepBreathin 19,311]

I hope they all laugh at him. His Carey prom night is happening. I can't wait for all the meltdowns. 

[vinster13 3,574]

 omg i can’t wait for him to literally loose if he actually does this 

[Sister 9,907]

He's got to be Trump about it 

[IllusionLover 7,561]

I'm not American but I can't wait for Wednesday for all this to be over. These last two elections have been literal nightmares.

[REALITY 80,162]

1 minute ago, IllusionLover said:

I'm not American but I can't wait for Wednesday for all this to be over. These last two elections have been literal nightmares.

Well, let's just hope that a winner will be announced Tuesday night. With all the new mail-in ballots, it may take a while for them to all get counted. It may take weeks to know who really won. 

[PsychoMaxcara 814]

2 minutes ago, IllusionLover said:

I'm not American but I can't wait for Wednesday for all this to be over. These last two elections have been literal nightmares.

Agreed wholeheartedly.

i hope that whoever ends up winning the losing side will accept the loss with grace and all this drama and incessant arguments will stop. I also can’t wait for my favorite artists to go back to caring about their music, I’ve had more than enough of politics. 

[Rj Barker 3,331]

Is there a possibility then that the winner won't be announced that evening? I was intending to stay up until stupid o'clock to watch (I'm in the UK) are they projecting for it to take a few days for votes to be finalised or?

[lady siwa 967]

18 minutes ago, M Monstre said:

Well, it doesn't really matter if he "declares victory"

it does though because the second anything comes out of his mouth his cult and the rest of the republican leaders who are part of it will probably follow him and the election will be illegitimate and could literally cause a civil unrest 

[Guest]

why not announce it all at once?

[Snorlax 6,366]

The way he will suddenly want votes to continue being counted for days if Biden is leading on election night 

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Just now, lady siwa said:

it does though because the second anything comes out of his month his cult and the rest of the republican leaders who are part of it will probably follow him and the election will be illegitimate and could literally cause a civil unrest 

The votes still need to be counted though.

The real civil unrest will come after a winner is officially declared because no matter who wins, the other side will be angry.

[Guest]

Just now, lady siwa said:

it does though because the second anything comes out of his month his cult and the rest of the republican leaders who are part of it will probably follow him and the election will be illegitimate and could literally cause a civil unrest 

true but he will still be forced out. The military will be forced to remove him. Him and his followers will be traitors to the country.