alternet--2020-11-06--Alabama cop calls for the murder of Biden voters: 'Put a bullet in their skull for treason'

In the town of Flomation , Alabama , a far-right police captain stepped down following an outcry over a social media post that called for the murder of Joe Biden supporters .
The 2020 presidential election has turned out to be quite tight in key states and on Thursday , former Vice President Biden had won 253 votes in the Electoral College compared to 214 for President Donald Trump and had a clear shot at victory with the votes remaining to be counted .
As the process continued , a Facebook user posted , `` The idiots that voted for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country away .
Thank the lying liberals and Democrats news media . ''
Flomation Police Capt .
Scott Walden , in response to that post , wrote , `` They need to line up ev1 of them and put a bullet in their skull for treason . ''
Because of that post , Walden was placed on administrative leave .
And he ended up resigning .
Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant , according to ABC 33/40 ( an ABC television affiliate in Birmingham ) , said that Walden had been warned before about making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , `` I handled it by law .
We put him on administrative leave , paid leave , but we took his gun and his shield . ''
According to Flomaton Police Chief Charles Thompson , an investigation of Walden 's conduct is underway .
Alabama was among the deep red southern states that Trump won easily .
According to the Associated Press , Trump defeated Biden by 26 points in Alabama .
And in Alabama 's U.S. Senate race , Republican Tommy Tuberville defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones by 21 points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement , the Flomation Police Department announced , `` On November 5th , 2020 , the Flomaton Police Department Social Media Platform began accruing multiple complaints in regards to a comment posted by a Flomaton Police Officer .
Also , various e-mails and phone calls have been received by my office . ''
The announcement also said , `` The Flomaton Police Department holds officer 's conduct to the highest standard and will continue to do so .
Copies of the comments and complaints have been acquired and retained for Internal Investigations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ pending at the time and date of this Press Release .
A new press release ( will ) be made available later on today 's date . ''

In the town of Flomation, Alabama, a far-right police captain stepped down following an outcry over a social media post that called for the murder of Joe Biden supporters.
The 2020 presidential election has turned out to be quite tight in key states and on Thursday, former Vice President Biden had won 253 votes in the Electoral College compared to 214 for President Donald Trump and had a clear shot at victory with the votes remaining to be counted.
As the process continued, a Facebook user posted, "The idiots that voted for Biden hated Trump enough to throw the country away. Thank the lying liberals and Democrats news media." Flomation Police Capt. Scott Walden, in response to that post, wrote, "They need to line up ev1 of them and put a bullet in their skull for treason."
Because of that post, Walden was placed on administrative leave. And he ended up resigning.
Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant, according to ABC 33/40 (an ABC television affiliate in Birmingham), said that Walden had been warned before about making inflammatory comments publicly. The mayor said, "I handled it by law. We put him on administrative leave, paid leave, but we took his gun and his shield."
According to Flomaton Police Chief Charles Thompson, an investigation of Walden's conduct is underway.
Alabama was among the deep red southern states that Trump won easily. According to the Associated Press, Trump defeated Biden by 26 points in Alabama. And in Alabama's U.S. Senate race, Republican Tommy Tuberville defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones by 21 points, AP reported.
In an official statement, the Flomation Police Department announced, "On November 5th, 2020, the Flomaton Police Department Social Media Platform began accruing multiple complaints in regards to a comment posted by a Flomaton Police Officer. Also, various e-mails and phone calls have been received by my office."
The announcement also said, "The Flomaton Police Department holds officer's conduct to the highest standard and will continue to do so. Copies of the comments and complaints have been acquired and retained for Internal Investigations. The outcome of the internal investigation is pending at the time and date of this Press Release. A new press release (will) be made available later on today's date."


alternet--2020-11-06--Donald Trump Jr. is promoting an authoritarian plan to steal the presidency

On Thursday , former Vice President Joe Biden had won 253 electoral votes in the U.S. presidential race compared to 214 for President Donald Trump — and as the vote-counting continued in Pennsylvania , Nevada and other battleground states , Biden 's chances of a victory looked better and better .
In response to this dismal situation for the president , far-right radio host Mark R. Levin responded with a tweet suggesting a plna to overturn the results .
Mother Jones ' Tim Murphy denounced the idea as an authoritarian idea for trying to steal the election if Biden is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Donald Trump , Jr. has signed off on Levin 's idea .
Murphy explains : `` With Pennsylvania on the verge of flipping into the Democratic column — the remaining uncounted ballots appear to heavily favor Biden — Levin was promoting a legal theory that drew some attention before the election .
Because state governments have to formally certify results and then formally send electors to the Electoral College , the Republicans who control the state legislatures of Pennsylvania and several other swing states could , in this theory , simply send @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force Congress to choose — potentially tipping the election to Trump . ''
Trump , Jr. , Murphy notes , signed off on Levin 's idea for an authoritarian power grab by forwarding his tweet .
But the Mother Jones reporter also points out that Washington Post columnist Greg Sargent has explained why there are many reasons to be skeptical of such a strategy from a legal and constitutional standpoint .
`` Changing the process by which Pennsylvania appoints its electors requires changing Pennsylvania law , which the Democratic governor ( Tom Wolf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` If Biden goes on to win enough of the remaining uncalled states , perhaps his sizable Electoral College and popular vote lead will dissuade Republicans from attempting to deploy such chicanery . ''
Murphy also points out that Republican Jake Corman , majority leader of the Pennsylvania Senate , `` wants nothing to do with '' that type of power grab .
Nonetheless , Murphy stresses , it is disturbing when a well-known radio host wants to brazenly defy the will of the voters and the president 's son signs off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going into untrodden territory is that no one really knows what it 's like ; the only sure thing is that it 's not where you want to be , '' Murphy warns .
`` Even President Trump has n't gone this far yet .
But his son 's promotion of such a plan is an ominous development as the campaign seeks to claw its way back by taking away people 's votes . ''

On Thursday, former Vice President Joe Biden had won 253 electoral votes in the U.S. presidential race compared to 214 for President Donald Trump — and as the vote-counting continued in Pennsylvania, Nevada and other battleground states, Biden's chances of a victory looked better and better.
In response to this dismal situation for the president, far-right radio host Mark R. Levin responded with a tweet suggesting a plna to overturn the results. Mother Jones' Tim Murphy denounced the idea as an authoritarian idea for trying to steal the election if Biden is declared the winner, and Murphy noted that Donald Trump, Jr. has signed off on Levin's idea.
Levin, typing in all caps, tweeted:
Murphy explains: "With Pennsylvania on the verge of flipping into the Democratic column — the remaining uncounted ballots appear to heavily favor Biden — Levin was promoting a legal theory that drew some attention before the election. Because state governments have to formally certify results and then formally send electors to the Electoral College, the Republicans who control the state legislatures of Pennsylvania and several other swing states could, in this theory, simply send their own set of rival electors and force Congress to choose — potentially tipping the election to Trump."
Trump, Jr., Murphy notes, signed off on Levin's idea for an authoritarian power grab by forwarding his tweet. But the Mother Jones reporter also points out that Washington Post columnist Greg Sargent has explained why there are many reasons to be skeptical of such a strategy from a legal and constitutional standpoint.
"Changing the process by which Pennsylvania appoints its electors requires changing Pennsylvania law, which the Democratic governor (Tom Wolf) would veto," Murphy writes. "If Biden goes on to win enough of the remaining uncalled states, perhaps his sizable Electoral College and popular vote lead will dissuade Republicans from attempting to deploy such chicanery."
Murphy also points out that Republican Jake Corman, majority leader of the Pennsylvania Senate, "wants nothing to do with" that type of power grab.
Nonetheless, Murphy stresses, it is disturbing when a well-known radio host wants to brazenly defy the will of the voters and the president's son signs off on it.
"The thing about going into untrodden territory is that no one really knows what it's like; the only sure thing is that it's not where you want to be," Murphy warns. "Even President Trump hasn't gone this far yet. But his son's promotion of such a plan is an ominous development as the campaign seeks to claw its way back by taking away people's votes."


alternet--2020-11-06--Trump is totally melting down as the presidency slips away from him

As Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden inches closer toward an election victory , President Donald Trump is having a complete meltdown on Twitter .
Shortly after the latest election returns were announced on Friday , Trump took to Twitter with yet another attack on the `` radical left '' as he tweeted : `` With the attack by the Radical Left Dems on the Republican Senate , the Presidency becomes even more important ! ''
Trump went on to spread more misinformation about the election as he described the votes being counted as `` late ballots . ''
The president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempting to rely on the Supreme Court to have the election outcome `` corrected . ''
Although the ballots being counted are legal votes that were submitted on or before Election Day , Trump claims the U.S. Constitution is being `` ignored . ''
`` This is what we know .
We have to go back to the state level and how this morass came to be in the first instance .
The Governor , Wolf , and the State Supreme Court , flagrantly violated the Constitution of the U.S .
The power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vested in the Legislature . ''
He added , `` They just ignored that , ignored the Constitution .
Now we bring it down to the counting houses , and outrageously , observers , who are the sentinels of integrity & transparency , were excluded .
Pennsylvania has conducted itself in a horrible lawless way , and hopefully this will be corrected at the Supreme Court of the United States .
Also , these late ballots past Election Day are illegal , exactly what the President has been saying . ''
Trump 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or completely false claims that have been flagged by Twitter .
The president 's claims have led to mass confusion as he continues to sow doubt about the integrity of the United States ' election systems .
However , there 's no sign of any significant failures or fraud affecting the results .
The plain fact is that Biden looks poised to win the presidency , and Trump is on a path to lose .

As Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden inches closer toward an election victory, President Donald Trump is having a complete meltdown on Twitter.
Shortly after the latest election returns were announced on Friday, Trump took to Twitter with yet another attack on the "radical left" as he tweeted: "With the attack by the Radical Left Dems on the Republican Senate, the Presidency becomes even more important!"
Trump went on to spread more misinformation about the election as he described the votes being counted as "late ballots." The president once again alluded to the possibility of attempting to rely on the Supreme Court to have the election outcome "corrected." Although the ballots being counted are legal votes that were submitted on or before Election Day, Trump claims the U.S. Constitution is being "ignored."
"This is what we know. We have to go back to the state level and how this morass came to be in the first instance. The Governor, Wolf, and the State Supreme Court, flagrantly violated the Constitution of the U.S. The power to set these rules and regulations is vested in the Legislature."
He added, "They just ignored that, ignored the Constitution. Now we bring it down to the counting houses, and outrageously, observers, who are the sentinels of integrity & transparency, were excluded. Pennsylvania has conducted itself in a horrible lawless way, and hopefully this will be corrected at the Supreme Court of the United States. Also, these late ballots past Election Day are illegal, exactly what the President has been saying."
....Legislature. They just ignored that, ignored the Constitution. Now we bring it down to the counting houses, and outrageously, observers, who are the sentinels of integrity & transparency, were excluded. Pennsylvania has conducted itself in a horrible lawless way, and....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2020
....hopefully this will be corrected at the Supreme Court of the United States. Also, these late ballots past Election Day are illegal, exactly what the President has been saying. The Supreme Court, in extraordinary circumstances,...
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2020
Trump's latest tweets follow a string of misleading or completely false claims that have been flagged by Twitter. The president's claims have led to mass confusion as he continues to sow doubt about the integrity of the United States' election systems. However, there's no sign of any significant failures or fraud affecting the results. The plain fact is that Biden looks poised to win the presidency, and Trump is on a path to lose.


alternet--2020-11-06--Will McConnell back Trump's delusional last-ditch battle? So far the signs are ominous

This has been a tumultuous week , to say the least .
But if there was one silver lining — even before Joe Biden 's apparent or imminent victory — it was the blessed 36 hours in which we did n't have to hear Donald Trump 's voice .
After his obnoxious declaration of victory at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning , he stuck to primal tweeting until Thursday evening when he emerged to make the worst speech of his career .
He disconsolately rattled off a fantasy laundry list of voting irregularities and declared , `` If you count @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you count the illegal votes , they can try to steal the election from us . ''
Reading haltingly from a script , he rambled about media conspiracies and lied about vote-rigging , saying , `` Ultimately , I have a feeling judges are going to have to rule '' which he has always believed was his failsafe .
It set a new standard for awful , which is really saying something .
Once again , a majority of Americans were no doubt horrified , embarrassed and frightened that their so-called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elected him to be corrupt because he is now on track to lose .
If you wondered where Trump was getting all these alleged horror stories , you need look no further than his favorite news network .
It 's on Fox News that the conspiracy theories and propaganda have been disseminated to the faithful who were already primed to believe that a Biden presidency can not be legitimate because Trump told them so .
He is continuing to tell them so , and there 's a good chance that a large number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this election based upon Trump 's outrageous lies to cover for his failure .
Here 's a little taste of what they 're seeing : After watching Trump 's atrocious speech , I thought perhaps the Republican establishment might take a breath and do one of those `` Goldwater walks '' to the White House to tell Trump it was time to hang up the gloves .
It really was that bad .
As usual , that was a vain hope .
There have been a few half-hearted remonstrations from former GOP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Larry Hogan , a longtime Trump critic , and Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania , who 's been lukewarm toward Trump all along , hardly any prominent Republicans have spoken out .
Trump 's adult sons have taken their angry demands to social media , urging elected Republicans to step up in defense of their father , and saying they would `` remember '' who failed .
Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri stepped up to announce that he was very concerned about the `` confusion '' and would introduce `` election integrity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Haley , Sen. Rick Scott of Florida and Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas also jumped in to back Trump , without being entirely specific about his claims .
But it was Lindsey Graham , the newly re-elected senator from South Carolina , who outdid himself , going on Fox News and slobbering all over the camera , apparently vying for the dubious honor of most obsequious Trump bootlicker of the week : Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas , a likely 2024 candidate , also got in on the action : This `` observer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apparently they 've decided this is the magic bullet that , in some unknown fashion , may require a do-over of the whole election .
Or , if Sean Hannity has his way , maybe just have Trump declared president for life .
You 'll notice that with the exception of Haley , all the Republican luminaries rushing to Trump 's defense are members of the U.S. Senate .
You have to wonder why they would feel so strongly about fighting for a Trump victory that has clearly slipped away .
Sure , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have influence in the party for a while , but Cruz and Hawley have four more years in their terms , while Cotton and Graham just got re-elected .
It 's possible they are all made men in the Trump cult , but I doubt it .
All of them have big ambitions , and it 's difficult to believe they actually believe it will be good for them to perpetuate Trump 's struggle to overturn this election result on the basis of phony allegations made up to soothe his shattered ego @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call of the Trump scions , they may have a compelling reason .
They may not care much about Donald Trump getting another term , but they care deeply about keeping their Senate majority .
They need him to keep stirring up the base in advance of a likely double cage match in Georgia come January .
There are almost certain to be two Senate runoff elections there that could yet tip the balance of the Senate to the Democrats .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made no comment about Trump 's antics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been quite cagey about Trump in recent weeks , saying he has n't been to the White House recently because of its lax COVID protocols and even gently chiding the president for his election night speech , saying that all the votes should be counted .
But I would imagine he 'll walk over hot coals to help Trump now if it means keeping his majority .
Power is the air Mitch breathes .
Democrats had better get some sleep this weekend and then get ready for round two .
The disappointment of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't really sunk in with all the anxiety surrounding the presidential race .
But it 's a huge problem .
If McConnell remains in charge of the Senate , we can kiss the Democratic agenda good-bye .
He is a ruthless opposition leader who is already giving notice that he plans to veto any Biden cabinet choice that does n't please him .
There will be no liberal judges , and if another Supreme Court justice dies or retires , that seat could well stay empty indefinitely .
He will enable Graham and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigations into Biden and his family , regardless of the merits .
And of course , any hopes of the legislation required to clean up this mess and actually improve the lives of the American people will be dashed .
In fairness , we should note that even if Democrats had won the majority , there 's no guarantee the Senate could pass any progressive legislation , thanks to both the filibuster rule and the presence of conservative Democrats who become very powerful veto points of their own .
Nonetheless , it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set the legislative agenda and with these domineering Republicans running the Senate we are looking at gridlock .
Again .
I do n't know if the Democrats can gain those two Senate seats in Georgia .
But you can bet that Mitch McConnell will do everything he can to prevent it .
If that means helping Donald Trump turn this country inside out over the next couple of months so that his people stay active and engaged , he will do it .
And so will his troops .
If the last four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's that any niggling concerns Republicans might have about destroying our democracy are easily disregarded , when it 's a question of maintaining their own power .

This has been a tumultuous week, to say the least. But if there was one silver lining — even before Joe Biden's apparent or imminent victory — it was the blessed 36 hours in which we didn't have to hear Donald Trump's voice. After his obnoxious declaration of victory at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, he stuck to primal tweeting until Thursday evening when he emerged to make the worst speech of his career. He disconsolately rattled off a fantasy laundry list of voting irregularities and declared, "If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us." Reading haltingly from a script, he rambled about media conspiracies and lied about vote-rigging, saying, "Ultimately, I have a feeling judges are going to have to rule" which he has always believed was his failsafe. It set a new standard for awful, which is really saying something.
Once again, a majority of Americans were no doubt horrified, embarrassed and frightened that their so-called president was declaring the American system that elected him to be corrupt because he is now on track to lose.
If you wondered where Trump was getting all these alleged horror stories, you need look no further than his favorite news network. It's on Fox News that the conspiracy theories and propaganda have been disseminated to the faithful who were already primed to believe that a Biden presidency cannot be legitimate because Trump told them so. He is continuing to tell them so, and there's a good chance that a large number of Americans will never accept the legitimacy of this election based upon Trump's outrageous lies to cover for his failure. Here's a little taste of what they're seeing:
After watching Trump's atrocious speech, I thought perhaps the Republican establishment might take a breath and do one of those "Goldwater walks" to the White House to tell Trump it was time to hang up the gloves. It really was that bad. As usual, that was a vain hope. There have been a few half-hearted remonstrations from former GOP officials and commentators. Beyond Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a longtime Trump critic, and Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, who's been lukewarm toward Trump all along, hardly any prominent Republicans have spoken out.
Trump's adult sons have taken their angry demands to social media, urging elected Republicans to step up in defense of their father, and saying they would "remember" who failed. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri stepped up to announce that he was very concerned about the "confusion" and would introduce "election integrity" legislation. Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida and Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas also jumped in to back Trump, without being entirely specific about his claims.
But it was Lindsey Graham, the newly re-elected senator from South Carolina, who outdid himself, going on Fox News and slobbering all over the camera, apparently vying for the dubious honor of most obsequious Trump bootlicker of the week:
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a likely 2024 candidate, also got in on the action:
This "observer" hysteria was resolved earlier. But apparently they've decided this is the magic bullet that, in some unknown fashion, may require a do-over of the whole election. Or, if Sean Hannity has his way, maybe just have Trump declared president for life.
You'll notice that with the exception of Haley, all the Republican luminaries rushing to Trump's defense are members of the U.S. Senate. You have to wonder why they would feel so strongly about fighting for a Trump victory that has clearly slipped away. Sure, they might feel that Trump will continue to have influence in the party for a while, but Cruz and Hawley have four more years in their terms, while Cotton and Graham just got re-elected. It's possible they are all made men in the Trump cult, but I doubt it. All of them have big ambitions, and it's difficult to believe they actually believe it will be good for them to perpetuate Trump's struggle to overturn this election result on the basis of phony allegations made up to soothe his shattered ego.
Aside from reflexively responding to the call of the Trump scions, they may have a compelling reason. They may not care much about Donald Trump getting another term, but they care deeply about keeping their Senate majority. They need him to keep stirring up the base in advance of a likely double cage match in Georgia come January. There are almost certain to be two Senate runoff elections there that could yet tip the balance of the Senate to the Democrats.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made no comment about Trump's antics on Thursday evening. And he's been quite cagey about Trump in recent weeks, saying he hasn't been to the White House recently because of its lax COVID protocols and even gently chiding the president for his election night speech, saying that all the votes should be counted. But I would imagine he'll walk over hot coals to help Trump now if it means keeping his majority. Power is the air Mitch breathes.
Democrats had better get some sleep this weekend and then get ready for round two. The disappointment of all those defeats in Senate races hasn't really sunk in with all the anxiety surrounding the presidential race. But it's a huge problem. If McConnell remains in charge of the Senate, we can kiss the Democratic agenda good-bye. He is a ruthless opposition leader who is already giving notice that he plans to veto any Biden cabinet choice that doesn't please him. There will be no liberal judges, and if another Supreme Court justice dies or retires, that seat could well stay empty indefinitely. He will enable Graham and other Senate committee chairs to run endless investigations into Biden and his family, regardless of the merits.
And of course, any hopes of the legislation required to clean up this mess and actually improve the lives of the American people will be dashed. In fairness, we should note that even if Democrats had won the majority, there's no guarantee the Senate could pass any progressive legislation, thanks to both the filibuster rule and the presence of conservative Democrats who become very powerful veto points of their own. Nonetheless, it's necessary to have a majority simply to set the legislative agenda and with these domineering Republicans running the Senate we are looking at gridlock. Again.
I don't know if the Democrats can gain those two Senate seats in Georgia. But you can bet that Mitch McConnell will do everything he can to prevent it. If that means helping Donald Trump turn this country inside out over the next couple of months so that his people stay active and engaged, he will do it. And so will his troops. If the last four years have shown us anything, it's that any niggling concerns Republicans might have about destroying our democracy are easily disregarded, when it's a question of maintaining their own power.


alternet--2020-11-06--Judges are tossing out Trump's desperate attempts to sue his way to victory one by one

Federal judges have already begun to toss last-minute lawsuits brought by President Donald Trump 's campaign , which has turned to attempting to litigate a victory as its electoral hopes dwindle .
The campaign , which has falsely alleged that Democrats are trying to `` steal '' the election by counting all the votes cast , has so far filed lawsuits in three states : Georgia , Michigan , and Pennsylvania .
Within hours , judges had thrown out the suits in Georgia and Michigan .
The Supreme Court has already declined once to rule on the Pennsylvania case .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ intent to file a fourth suit in Nevada .
It has also vowed to request a recount in Wisconsin , where Democratic nominee Joe Biden has what appears to be an unassailable 20,000-vote lead .
Election law experts called the suits frivolous and unlikely to make a difference .
`` They 're totally small potatoes , '' Jon Sherman , senior counsel at the Fair Elections Center , told Salon .
`` Each has been rejected so far , and honestly , I 'd rather not give them any oxygen . ''
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been able to stop the count , and of course , there is no basis to do so , '' Rick Hasen , election law expert at University of California , Irvine , wrote on his Election Law blog , adding that the suits ' minor claims are only `` tinkering on the edges . ''
In Georgia , Chatham County Superior Court Judge James Bass tossed a case in which Trump campaign poll observers claimed that 53 absentee ballots had been unlawfully commingled with ballots cast on Election Day .
Elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contains the city of Savannah and skews heavily Democratic , testified that all 53 ballots had arrived on time .
The judge heard the case for an hour before ruling against the campaign without providing an explanation .
But where Hasen argues that outside of Pennsylvania , Trump 's strategy `` is not created to lead to a difference in results , '' Sherman pointed out that Georgia promised to be a nail-biter .
`` That state could in fairness be decided by a 53-vote margin , '' he said .
In Nevada @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been called , the campaign hopes to challenge thousands of ballots , alleging that the rise of mail-in ballots this year resulted in votes from people who are dead or otherwise do not meet state residency requirements .
At a publicity event put on by Nevada Republicans , state resident Jill Stokke claimed that when she tried to vote , polling place officials told her that she had already cast her ballot .
`` In years past , I always voted in person , '' Stokke said .
`` This time , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took my ballot .
They also took the ballot of my roommate . ''
Stokke added that she had pursued the matter , but she did not say what came of it .
Lawsuits in Michigan and Pennsylvania called for the temporary halt in vote counting until campaign poll observers were granted more access in a number of locations .
Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Cynthia Stevens ruled against the Trump campaign on Thursday , saying that the state could not accommodate the remedy requested by the campaign , because the counting process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegations of ballot tampering as `` hearsay , '' adding that campaign lawyers had failed to sustain their complaints about restricted access to observation .
While the campaign won its request to grant observers closer access to ballot counters in Pennsylvania , that suit did not challenge the validity of the count .
Though Pennsylvania still remains too close to call , Biden continues to eat into Trump 's lead as mail ballot continues .
However , the campaign has sought to sign onto a lawsuit brought by the state 's Republican Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state Supreme Court ruling handed down before the election .
That court order validated mail ballots received by Friday , so long as they had been postmarked by Election Day .
The U.S. Supreme Court let that order stand in a decision ahead of the election , but in anticipation of a renewed court challenge , state election officials segregated their 3.1 million mail ballots between those received before and after the election .
`` I 'm not sure that the Trump campaign can even get into the case .
Not sure that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` But , regardless , on the merits , it 's absolutely nothing new . ''
`` And my earlier view still stands : It would violate the due process rights of voters , '' he said , referencing a pre-election analysis he gave to Salon .
Trump tweeted Thursday that , `` ANY VOTE THAT CAME IN AFTER ELECTION DAY WILL NOT BE COUNTED ! ''
Twitter immediately flagged the post as misinformation , the seventh time it had done so since Election Day .
The president also tweeted , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so would hand the presidency to Biden , who currently has the lead in Nevada , the only state he needs to hit 270 electoral votes , according to the Associated Press .

Federal judges have already begun to toss last-minute lawsuits brought by President Donald Trump's campaign, which has turned to attempting to litigate a victory as its electoral hopes dwindle.
The campaign, which has falsely alleged that Democrats are trying to "steal" the election by counting all the votes cast, has so far filed lawsuits in three states: Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Within hours, judges had thrown out the suits in Georgia and Michigan. The Supreme Court has already declined once to rule on the Pennsylvania case.
On Thursday, the campaign announced its intent to file a fourth suit in Nevada. It has also vowed to request a recount in Wisconsin, where Democratic nominee Joe Biden has what appears to be an unassailable 20,000-vote lead.
Election law experts called the suits frivolous and unlikely to make a difference.
"They're totally small potatoes," Jon Sherman, senior counsel at the Fair Elections Center, told Salon. "Each has been rejected so far, and honestly, I'd rather not give them any oxygen."
"None of Trump's small bore lawsuits have been able to stop the count, and of course, there is no basis to do so," Rick Hasen, election law expert at University of California, Irvine, wrote on his Election Law blog, adding that the suits' minor claims are only "tinkering on the edges."
In Georgia, Chatham County Superior Court Judge James Bass tossed a case in which Trump campaign poll observers claimed that 53 absentee ballots had been unlawfully commingled with ballots cast on Election Day. Elections officials in the coastal county, which contains the city of Savannah and skews heavily Democratic, testified that all 53 ballots had arrived on time. The judge heard the case for an hour before ruling against the campaign without providing an explanation.
But where Hasen argues that outside of Pennsylvania, Trump's strategy "is not created to lead to a difference in results," Sherman pointed out that Georgia promised to be a nail-biter.
"That state could in fairness be decided by a 53-vote margin," he said.
In Nevada, which like Georgia has not yet been called, the campaign hopes to challenge thousands of ballots, alleging that the rise of mail-in ballots this year resulted in votes from people who are dead or otherwise do not meet state residency requirements.
At a publicity event put on by Nevada Republicans, state resident Jill Stokke claimed that when she tried to vote, polling place officials told her that she had already cast her ballot.
"In years past, I always voted in person," Stokke said. "This time, they mailed out the ballots, and somebody took my ballot. They also took the ballot of my roommate."
Stokke added that she had pursued the matter, but she did not say what came of it.
Lawsuits in Michigan and Pennsylvania called for the temporary halt in vote counting until campaign poll observers were granted more access in a number of locations.
Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Cynthia Stevens ruled against the Trump campaign on Thursday, saying that the state could not accommodate the remedy requested by the campaign, because the counting process was almost complete.
Stevens also dismissed allegations of ballot tampering as "hearsay," adding that campaign lawyers had failed to sustain their complaints about restricted access to observation.
While the campaign won its request to grant observers closer access to ballot counters in Pennsylvania, that suit did not challenge the validity of the count.
Though Pennsylvania still remains too close to call, Biden continues to eat into Trump's lead as mail ballot continues. However, the campaign has sought to sign onto a lawsuit brought by the state's Republican Party, which seeks to intervene in a state Supreme Court ruling handed down before the election.
That court order validated mail ballots received by Friday, so long as they had been postmarked by Election Day. The U.S. Supreme Court let that order stand in a decision ahead of the election, but in anticipation of a renewed court challenge, state election officials segregated their 3.1 million mail ballots between those received before and after the election.
"I'm not sure that the Trump campaign can even get into the case. Not sure that's procedurally proper," Sherman said. "But, regardless, on the merits, it's absolutely nothing new."
"And my earlier view still stands: It would violate the due process rights of voters," he said, referencing a pre-election analysis he gave to Salon.
Trump tweeted Thursday that, "ANY VOTE THAT CAME IN AFTER ELECTION DAY WILL NOT BE COUNTED!" Twitter immediately flagged the post as misinformation, the seventh time it had done so since Election Day.
The president also tweeted, "STOP THE COUNT!". Doing so would hand the presidency to Biden, who currently has the lead in Nevada, the only state he needs to hit 270 electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.


alternet--2020-11-06--This election represented an unprecedented exercise in democracy

Ken Yatsko wrote hundreds of postcards and made thousands of phone calls as part of a campaign encouraging fellow union members to perform their civic duty during Election Day on November 3 .
And having done his part to generate a record turnout , Yatsko now expects every vote to be counted .
He and other Americans witnessed an unprecedented exercise in democracy as legions of patriotic voters braved COVID-19 , long lines at polling places and other hardships to cast ballots in a crucial election .
Now , it 's essential to bring the process to its fair and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sacrifices voters made—the risks they took—to put the nation on the road to change .
That means accurately counting all 160 million ballots—the most ever cast in a presidential election—and ensuring every voter 's voice is heard .
`` The people have spoken , '' noted Yatsko , a U.S. Steel retiree and the vice president of the Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees ( SOAR ) Chapter 7-1 , who was still making get-out-the-vote phone calls on the eve of the election .
`` The will of the people is that you count @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and you have a winner . ''
The surging turnout rate—the highest for a presidential contest in more than a century—reflected Americans ' demand that the nation finally mount a comprehensive fight against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and take decisive steps to rebuild the country 's broken economy .
Joe Biden , who unveiled an aggressive strategy for leading the nation 's recovery , received more votes than any presidential candidate in history .
Because Biden urged his supporters to vote remotely because of the pandemic , it 's taking local election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unprecedented number of mail-in votes .
Elections officials knew this would be the case—and let the public know—well before Election Day .
Now , to uphold democracy , these officials need to take as much time as necessary to perform a comprehensive , accurate count .
`` Let the process play out , '' urged Tom Treisch , a longtime United Steelworkers ( USW ) member and Republic Steel retiree who cast his own ballot by mail because of health concerns .
`` It 's the American way .
It 's the way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Although many Americans cast mail-in ballots for the first time this year , Treisch noted that this practical and secure form of voting is nothing new .
More Americans use mail-in ballots every year .
They give a voice to members of the armed forces serving overseas , Americans living abroad and other voters unable to make it to neighborhood polling places because of work or illness .
And while Americans may be accustomed to the media projecting the outcomes of races on election night , based on partial returns , the reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ votes for days and even certify results weeks down the road .
The need to tabulate mail-in votes , which election workers must manually remove from their envelopes , is one reason the process lasts longer than voters think .
The elections officials who responsibly handled long lines and other challenges at the polls on November 3 will prove just as diligent in properly counting the remaining ballots in the coming days .
`` They 've been doing this for years , '' Treisch said , noting most are decent working people just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be honest .
They want to see things work . ''
Dorine Godinez , a member of SOAR 's executive board and a former worker at ArcelorMittal , expected the flood of votes for Biden .
Disgusted with the mounting COVID-19 death toll and appalling unemployment rate , voters seized control of their destiny and put the nation on a path to recovery .
Hardship stoked democracy 's fire .
`` Americans will step up , and they will fight , '' Godinez observed .
`` I think people had to do that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will follow the guidance of the doctors and scientists who know best how to combat COVID-19 .
And because he helped save America 's auto industry , oversee stimulus programs and rescue the economy after becoming vice president during the last recession , he has the experience necessary to put millions of workers back to work now .
`` I think he 's gone through so much tragedy in his own life that his compassion is genuine , '' Godinez said , noting Biden lost his first wife and two of his children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is today .
Biden gives us hope . ''
Besides trusted leaders , what Americans need is greater solidarity to effectively fight the pandemic and revitalize the economy .
Yatsko noted that Biden not only called for unity but took a step in that direction by pledging to be a president for all Americans , even those who voted against him .
`` You ca n't get any fairer than that , '' Yatsko said .
Tom Conway is the international president of the United Steelworkers Union ( USW ) .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Institute .

Ken Yatsko wrote hundreds of postcards and made thousands of phone calls as part of a campaign encouraging fellow union members to perform their civic duty during Election Day on November 3.
And having done his part to generate a record turnout, Yatsko now expects every vote to be counted.
He and other Americans witnessed an unprecedented exercise in democracy as legions of patriotic voters braved COVID-19, long lines at polling places and other hardships to cast ballots in a crucial election.
Now, it's essential to bring the process to its fair and proper end, one that respects the sacrifices voters made—the risks they took—to put the nation on the road to change. That means accurately counting all 160 million ballots—the most ever cast in a presidential election—and ensuring every voter's voice is heard.
"The people have spoken," noted Yatsko, a U.S. Steel retiree and the vice president of the Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) Chapter 7-1, who was still making get-out-the-vote phone calls on the eve of the election. "The will of the people is that you count the votes, and add them up, and you have a winner."
The surging turnout rate—the highest for a presidential contest in more than a century—reflected Americans' demand that the nation finally mount a comprehensive fight against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and take decisive steps to rebuild the country's broken economy.
Joe Biden, who unveiled an aggressive strategy for leading the nation's recovery, received more votes than any presidential candidate in history.
Because Biden urged his supporters to vote remotely because of the pandemic, it's taking local election boards longer than usual to tabulate an unprecedented number of mail-in votes.
Elections officials knew this would be the case—and let the public know—well before Election Day. Now, to uphold democracy, these officials need to take as much time as necessary to perform a comprehensive, accurate count.
"Let the process play out," urged Tom Treisch, a longtime United Steelworkers (USW) member and Republic Steel retiree who cast his own ballot by mail because of health concerns. "It's the American way. It's the way we've always done it."
Although many Americans cast mail-in ballots for the first time this year, Treisch noted that this practical and secure form of voting is nothing new.
More Americans use mail-in ballots every year. They give a voice to members of the armed forces serving overseas, Americans living abroad and other voters unable to make it to neighborhood polling places because of work or illness.
And while Americans may be accustomed to the media projecting the outcomes of races on election night, based on partial returns, the reality is that election boards really keep counting votes for days and even certify results weeks down the road. The need to tabulate mail-in votes, which election workers must manually remove from their envelopes, is one reason the process lasts longer than voters think.
The elections officials who responsibly handled long lines and other challenges at the polls on November 3 will prove just as diligent in properly counting the remaining ballots in the coming days.
"They've been doing this for years," Treisch said, noting most are decent working people just like him. "They want to be honest. They want to see things work."
Dorine Godinez, a member of SOAR's executive board and a former worker at ArcelorMittal, expected the flood of votes for Biden.
Disgusted with the mounting COVID-19 death toll and appalling unemployment rate, voters seized control of their destiny and put the nation on a path to recovery. Hardship stoked democracy's fire.
"Americans will step up, and they will fight," Godinez observed. "I think people had to do that now."
Godinez knows that Biden will follow the guidance of the doctors and scientists who know best how to combat COVID-19.
And because he helped save America's auto industry, oversee stimulus programs and rescue the economy after becoming vice president during the last recession, he has the experience necessary to put millions of workers back to work now.
"I think he's gone through so much tragedy in his own life that his compassion is genuine," Godinez said, noting Biden lost his first wife and two of his children. "Those experiences made him who he is today. Biden gives us hope."
Besides trusted leaders, what Americans need is greater solidarity to effectively fight the pandemic and revitalize the economy.
Yatsko noted that Biden not only called for unity but took a step in that direction by pledging to be a president for all Americans, even those who voted against him.
"You can't get any fairer than that," Yatsko said.
Tom Conway is the international president of the United Steelworkers Union (USW).
This article was produced by the Independent Media Institute.


alternet--2020-11-06--Philadelphians are literally dancing in the streets as Biden’s lead grows in Pennsylvania vote count

In Philadelphia , supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden have literally been dancing in the streets as his lead in the Pennsylvania count continues to grow .
President Donald Trump had a substantial lead in the Keystone State on Election Night , November 3 , in the United States ' 2020 presidential race , but that lead mainly reflected in-person votes in some of Pennsylvania 's more conservative , Republican-leaning rural counties — and by Thursday night , November 5 , Trump 's lead in Pennsylvania had dwindled considerably .
Trump claimed that the more Biden-friendly Pennsylvania vote count @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demanding that the vote-counting stop .
And Biden supporters responded with a combined demonstration/dance party near Philly 's Pennsylvania Convention Center — where vote counting was taking place .
North Philly resident Rowena Dabney , one of the Biden supporters at that Thursday dance party , told the Philadelphia Inquirer , `` We 're dancing in the streets like Lionel Richie .
This energy is coming from hope . ''
The demonstration/dance party near the Pennsylvania Convention Center went on for hours , and West Philly-based Biden supporter Sheila Rhames — who was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the Inquirer , `` Yo , this has to be the best block party in America right now '' and said she was feeling good despite Trump 's efforts to `` suppress our vote . ''
By Friday morning , November 6 , Biden had moved ahead in Pennsylvania 's vote count — and pundits were predicting that the Pennsylvania vote count would become even more favorable to Biden as votes for heavily Democratic Philly continued to be counted .
In West Philly , Biden supporters Brooke O'Hara and Sharon Hayes responded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some more dancing in the streets .
Biden , according to CNN and MSNBC , had 253 electoral votes on Friday morning compared to 214 for Trump .
Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes , and winning Pennsylvania would give Biden the 270 electoral votes he needs to become the next president of the United States .

In Philadelphia, supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden have literally been dancing in the streets as his lead in the Pennsylvania count continues to grow.
President Donald Trump had a substantial lead in the Keystone State on Election Night, November 3, in the United States' 2020 presidential race, but that lead mainly reflected in-person votes in some of Pennsylvania's more conservative, Republican-leaning rural counties — and by Thursday night, November 5, Trump's lead in Pennsylvania had dwindled considerably. Trump claimed that the more Biden-friendly Pennsylvania vote count lead was due to voter fraud, demanding that the vote-counting stop. And Biden supporters responded with a combined demonstration/dance party near Philly's Pennsylvania Convention Center — where vote counting was taking place.
North Philly resident Rowena Dabney, one of the Biden supporters at that Thursday dance party, told the Philadelphia Inquirer, "We're dancing in the streets like Lionel Richie. This energy is coming from hope."
The demonstration/dance party near the Pennsylvania Convention Center went on for hours, and West Philly-based Biden supporter Sheila Rhames — who was wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt — told the Inquirer, "Yo, this has to be the best block party in America right now" and said she was feeling good despite Trump's efforts to "suppress our vote."
By Friday morning, November 6, Biden had moved ahead in Pennsylvania's vote count — and pundits were predicting that the Pennsylvania vote count would become even more favorable to Biden as votes for heavily Democratic Philly continued to be counted. In West Philly, Biden supporters Brooke O'Hara and Sharon Hayes responded to Biden's lead in Pennsylvania with some more dancing in the streets.
Biden, according to CNN and MSNBC, had 253 electoral votes on Friday morning compared to 214 for Trump. Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes, and winning Pennsylvania would give Biden the 270 electoral votes he needs to become the next president of the United States.


alternet--2020-11-06--A 2000 election repeat? Al Gore explains why this election is a completely different animal

Is the 2020 presidential election a repeat of the historic Bush v. Gore election of 2000 ?
Former Vice President Al Gore is explaining the current presidential election is nothing like is 2000 battle against former President George W Bush .
In fact , Gore believes this election is a completely different animal .
During an appearance on NBC News , Gore highlighted differences between his presidential run in 2000 compared to this election as he stressed the importance of the very principle he also fought to defend : making sure every vote is counted .
According to Gore , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victory which increases the likelihood of him taking the White House.
, '' This is a completely different election from the one 20 years ago .
Joe Biden has multiple pathways to secure his victory .
And of course , I 'm for him and I 'm hoping that will be the case very soon , '' Gore told the publication on Thursday evening .
`` But the most important principle that I defended 20 years ago , that Joe Biden and many others are defending tonight is , let 's count every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the American people .
Al Gore Says Principles Of 2000 Election Still Hold : Obey The Will Of The American People | NBC News Gore went on to share his reaction voters ' determination to cast their ballots for this election .
The former vice president commended the American public for fighting to make their voices heard despite excessively long lines at the poll locations in cities across the country .
He continued , `` You know , I looked at the people standing in line to vote in the middle of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in line 10 , 11 hours in some cases .
And the determination of the American people in spite of the , what they were facing , to have the largest turnout in the entire history of our country , they 're heroes and they 're redeeming the promise of America . ''
Gore also slammed Trump for his repeated attempts to undermine the country 's election systems with no substantial evidence of voter fraud .
`` If you count the legal votes , I easily win .
If you count the illegal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election from us .
If you count the votes that came in late , we 're looking at them very strongly . ''
He offered Trump a few words of advice in the event the election outcome is not in his favor .
Gore added , `` If Donald Trump does face the situation where the votes are all counted and he turns out to not to be successful , I would urge him to do the right thing .
And yes , it would astonish a lot of people , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''

Is the 2020 presidential election a repeat of the historic Bush v. Gore election of 2000? Former Vice President Al Gore is explaining the current presidential election is nothing like is 2000 battle against former President George W Bush. In fact, Gore believes this election is a completely different animal.
During an appearance on NBC News, Gore highlighted differences between his presidential run in 2000 compared to this election as he stressed the importance of the very principle he also fought to defend: making sure every vote is counted. According to Gore, Biden has "multiple pathways" to victory which increases the likelihood of him taking the White House.,
"This is a completely different election from the one 20 years ago. Joe Biden has multiple pathways to secure his victory. And of course, I'm for him and I'm hoping that will be the case very soon," Gore told the publication on Thursday evening. "But the most important principle that I defended 20 years ago, that Joe Biden and many others are defending tonight is, let's count every legally cast vote and obey the will of the American people.
Al Gore Says Principles Of 2000 Election Still Hold: Obey The Will Of The American People | NBC News www.youtube.com
Gore went on to share his reaction voters' determination to cast their ballots for this election. The former vice president commended the American public for fighting to make their voices heard despite excessively long lines at the poll locations in cities across the country.
He continued, "You know, I looked at the people standing in line to vote in the middle of a pandemic. Some of them waiting in line 10, 11 hours in some cases. And the determination of the American people in spite of the, what they were facing, to have the largest turnout in the entire history of our country, they're heroes and they're redeeming the promise of America."
Gore also slammed Trump for his repeated attempts to undermine the country's election systems with no substantial evidence of voter fraud.
"If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. If you count the votes that came in late, we're looking at them very strongly."
He offered Trump a few words of advice in the event the election outcome is not in his favor.
Gore added, "If Donald Trump does face the situation where the votes are all counted and he turns out to not to be successful, I would urge him to do the right thing. And yes, it would astonish a lot of people, but it would be good for our country."


alternet--2020-11-06--Secret Service plans to increase protection of Biden as presidential victory appears likely: report

As the vote counting in the United States ' 2020 presidential race continued in Pennsylvania , Georgia and other key battleground states this week , the news was looking better and better for former Vice President Joe Biden .
And according to the Washington Post , the U.S. Secret Service planned to ramp up its protection of Biden as a victory appeared likely .
The Washington Post 's Carol D. Leonnig reports , `` The Secret Service is sending reinforcements to Wilmington , Delaware starting Friday ( November 6 ) to help protect former Vice President Joe Biden as his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon claim victory in his bid for the White House , according to two people familiar with the plans .
The Secret Service summoned a squad of agents to add to the protective bubble around Biden after his campaign told the agency that the Democratic nominee would continue utilizing a Wilmington convention center at least another day and could make a major speech as early as Friday . ''
Both Secret Service spokeswoman Catherine Milhoan and a Biden campaign aide declined to be interviewed for Leonnig 's article .
The Post reporter notes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up protection for a president-elect immediately after that person has been declared the winner by assigning a new raft of agents to the incoming president . ''
`` Historically , that increase in protection has happened late into Election Night after one candidate has conceded and the other has given a victory speech , '' Leonnig explains .
`` But this year 's race has been marked by a drawn-out vote count and a flurry of unsubstantiated attacks by President Trump on the integrity of the election . ''
As of Friday morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden was ahead in the vote count in Pennsylvania — which has 20 electoral votes and would easily give him the 270 he needs to be elected president .
Biden had also moved ahead in Georgia 's vote count and was maintaining his leads in Arizona and Nevada .
`` If Biden is considered the clear winner and Trump does not concede , '' Leonnig notes , `` the Secret Service could wait under agency protocol until the Electoral College meets in mid-December to certify the vote results before officially treating Biden as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probably feel duty-bound to ramp up protection before then , a former agent said . ''

As the vote counting in the United States' 2020 presidential race continued in Pennsylvania, Georgia and other key battleground states this week, the news was looking better and better for former Vice President Joe Biden. And according to the Washington Post, the U.S. Secret Service planned to ramp up its protection of Biden as a victory appeared likely.
The Washington Post's Carol D. Leonnig reports, "The Secret Service is sending reinforcements to Wilmington, Delaware starting Friday (November 6) to help protect former Vice President Joe Biden as his campaign prepares for the possibility he may soon claim victory in his bid for the White House, according to two people familiar with the plans. The Secret Service summoned a squad of agents to add to the protective bubble around Biden after his campaign told the agency that the Democratic nominee would continue utilizing a Wilmington convention center at least another day and could make a major speech as early as Friday."
Both Secret Service spokeswoman Catherine Milhoan and a Biden campaign aide declined to be interviewed for Leonnig's article. The Post reporter notes that the Secret Service "typically ramps up protection for a president-elect immediately after that person has been declared the winner by assigning a new raft of agents to the incoming president."
"Historically, that increase in protection has happened late into Election Night after one candidate has conceded and the other has given a victory speech," Leonnig explains. "But this year's race has been marked by a drawn-out vote count and a flurry of unsubstantiated attacks by President Trump on the integrity of the election."
As of Friday morning, November 6 at 10:30 a.m., Biden was ahead in the vote count in Pennsylvania — which has 20 electoral votes and would easily give him the 270 he needs to be elected president. Biden had also moved ahead in Georgia's vote count and was maintaining his leads in Arizona and Nevada.
"If Biden is considered the clear winner and Trump does not concede," Leonnig notes, "the Secret Service could wait under agency protocol until the Electoral College meets in mid-December to certify the vote results before officially treating Biden as the president-elect. But Secret Service would probably feel duty-bound to ramp up protection before then, a former agent said."


alternet--2020-11-06--Trump's last ploy for the presidency: Wage war against reality

President Donald Trump 's level of desperation is reaching new heights as the presidential election slips away from his hands .
As vote counting continues , Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden moves closer to claiming the White House .
Now , Trump is resorting to `` a wild , relentless war against reality and truth , falsely claiming several states are stealing the election by adhering to their laws , rules , and long precedents , '' according to Axios .
The publication reports that Trump is aware that his greatest fear may be released today : the election could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ironically by Fox News .
With very little evidence to support his claims , it is likely that Trump will fail to get the Supreme Court to intervene on his behalf despite his expedited efforts to have Amy Coney Barrett confirmed in record time .
The latest report comes just hours after Trump held a press conference on Thursday evening where he attacked multiple states where he believes the election results rigged .
At 3:10 a.m. Trump took to Twitter to reiterate his arguments about winning the presidential election .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States with LEGAL VOTES CAST , '' Trump tweeted .
`` The OBSERVERS were not allowed , in any way , shape , or form , to do their job and therefore , votes accepted during this period must be determined to be ILLEGAL VOTES .
U.S. Supreme Court should decide ! ''
The president has also shared videos and tweets that suggest widespread voter fraud does exist .
However , the misleading information Trump has been sharing appears to be rooted in conspiracy theories .
Despite Trump 's claims , there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is not uncommon for mail-in votes to be counted after Election Day .
The publication also highlighted multiple other points that discredit Trump 's argument about widespread voter fraud .
• Trump is trying , in several ways , to make it appear that observers — a normal part of the vote-counting process — are being shut out to cover up `` illegal '' votes .
This is simply false .
• The Supreme Court only steps into elections in exceptionally rare instances .
Even lawyers sympathetic to Trump struggle to find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rise to the highest court .
Based on the election results being reported , Biden could possibly reach 270 electoral votes today .

President Donald Trump's level of desperation is reaching new heights as the presidential election slips away from his hands. As vote counting continues, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden moves closer to claiming the White House.
Now, Trump is resorting to "a wild, relentless war against reality and truth, falsely claiming several states are stealing the election by adhering to their laws, rules, and long precedents," according to Axios. The publication reports that Trump is aware that his greatest fear may be released today: the election could be called in Biden's favor today, ironically by Fox News.
With very little evidence to support his claims, it is likely that Trump will fail to get the Supreme Court to intervene on his behalf despite his expedited efforts to have Amy Coney Barrett confirmed in record time.
The latest report comes just hours after Trump held a press conference on Thursday evening where he attacked multiple states where he believes the election results rigged. At 3:10 a.m. Trump took to Twitter to reiterate his arguments about winning the presidential election.
"I easily WIN the Presidency of the United States with LEGAL VOTES CAST," Trump tweeted. "The OBSERVERS were not allowed, in any way, shape, or form, to do their job and therefore, votes accepted during this period must be determined to be ILLEGAL VOTES. U.S. Supreme Court should decide!"
The president has also shared videos and tweets that suggest widespread voter fraud does exist. However, the misleading information Trump has been sharing appears to be rooted in conspiracy theories. Despite Trump's claims, there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud. It is not uncommon for mail-in votes to be counted after Election Day. The publication also highlighted multiple other points that discredit Trump's argument about widespread voter fraud.
Axios reports:
Trump is trying, in several ways, to make it appear that observers — a normal part of the vote-counting process — are being shut out to cover up "illegal" votes. This is simply false. The Supreme Court only steps into elections in exceptionally rare instances. Even lawyers sympathetic to Trump struggle to find legal rationale for the current state-specific disputes to rise to the highest court.
Based on the election results being reported, Biden could possibly reach 270 electoral votes today.


alternet--2020-11-06--Trump condemned for White House 'dictator' statement to cast doubt on election results

Shortly after President Donald Trump wrapped up his unhinged White House press conference on Thursday , he was met with a barrage of critical reactions for his dictator-like speech discrediting the results of the election that are not in his favor .
Although MSNBC cut away from Trump 's speech just minutes after he began speaking , CNN hosts opted to hold their remarks until after the speech was over .
Host Jake Tapper condemned Trump 's remarks as he deemed his antics an attempt to `` attack democracy . ''
`` What a sad night for the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say that , to falsely accuse people of trying to steal the election , to try to attack democracy that way , with his feast of falsehoods , '' Tapper said .
`` Lie after lie . ''
Anderson Cooper also put Trump 's behavior into context as he condemned the president 's futile attempts to discredit the election results .
`` 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` But he just has n't accepted it , and he wants to take everybody down with him , including this country . ''
Even Fox News ' John Roberts admitted that Trump presented no evidence to support his claims .
However , he did attempt to give the president the benefit of the doubt saying `` Perhaps I just have n't heard about it , '' Roberts allowed .
Fox anchor Brett Baier also conceded : `` We have not seen it , we have not seen the evidence yet . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ some Republican leaders also distanced from Trump 's rhetoric .
Former Florida Gov .
Rick Santorum ( R ) also criticized Trump 's press conference remarks describing his election fraud claims as `` dangerous . ''
`` What the president just did was wrong and very dangerous .
It 's time for other Republicans to stand up to him , '' Santorum said .
Maryland Gov .
Larry Hogan ( R ) also pushed back against the president for his unhinged remarks saying , `` Everyone in America wants a free and fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be counted '' but `` frivolous lawsuits to drag this out if there 's no merit to them absolutely is wrong for the country . ''

Shortly after President Donald Trump wrapped up his unhinged White House press conference on Thursday, he was met with a barrage of critical reactions for his dictator-like speech discrediting the results of the election that are not in his favor.
Although MSNBC cut away from Trump's speech just minutes after he began speaking, CNN hosts opted to hold their remarks until after the speech was over.
Host Jake Tapper condemned Trump's remarks as he deemed his antics an attempt to "attack democracy."
"What a sad night for the United States of America, to hear their president say that, to falsely accuse people of trying to steal the election, to try to attack democracy that way, with his feast of falsehoods," Tapper said. "Lie after lie."
Anderson Cooper also put Trump's behavior into context as he condemned the president's futile attempts to discredit the election results.
"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," Cooper said. "But he just hasn't accepted it, and he wants to take everybody down with him, including this country."
Even Fox News' John Roberts admitted that Trump presented no evidence to support his claims. However, he did attempt to give the president the benefit of the doubt saying "Perhaps I just haven't heard about it," Roberts allowed.
Fox anchor Brett Baier also conceded: "We have not seen it, we have not seen the evidence yet."
In addition to various news anchors, some Republican leaders also distanced from Trump's rhetoric. Former Florida Gov. Rick Santorum (R) also criticized Trump's press conference remarks describing his election fraud claims as "dangerous."
"What the president just did was wrong and very dangerous. It's time for other Republicans to stand up to him," Santorum said.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) also pushed back against the president for his unhinged remarks saying, "Everyone in America wants a free and fair election, they want every single vote to be counted" but "frivolous lawsuits to drag this out if there's no merit to them absolutely is wrong for the country."


alternet--2020-11-06--Trump campaign fires back with reaction to Biden taking the lead in key swing states

President Donald Trump 's re-election campaign fired back on Friday morning with a statement reacting to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden taking the lead in critical battleground states .
A tweeted statement from the Trump campaign 's general counsel Matt Morgan was posted to Twitter by Team Trump in an effort to discredit the incoming results of the election .
Despite multiple states drawing closer to concluding vote counts , Morgan proclaimed that the election results are `` far from final . ''
In fact , even after the election is called , Morgan claims it will not be over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ results in the states Trump is now trailing in .
`` This election is not over .
The false projection of Joe Biden as the winner is based on results in four states that are far from final .
Georgia is headed for a recount , where we are confident we will find ballots improperly harvested , and where President Trump will ultimately prevail .
There were many irregularities in Pennsylvania , including having election officials prevent our volunteer legal observers from having meaningful access to vote counting locations .
We prevailed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deprived of valuable time and denied the transparency we are entitled to under state law .
In Nevada , there appear to be thousands of individuals who improperly cast mail ballots .
Finally , the President is on course to win Arizona outright , despite the irresponsible and erroneous 'calling ' of the state for Biden by Fox News and the Associated Press .
Biden is relying on these states for his phony claim on the White House , but once the election is final , President Trump will be re-elected . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the overnight developments that signal a stronger possibility of defeat for the president .
Overnight , Biden took the lead in Georgia and the latest updates in Pennsylvania indicated a surge in the vote count for Biden .
After trailing by hundreds of thousands of votes , Biden now leads by more than 5,000 votes as ballots continue to be tabulated .
As of Friday , November 6 , 2020 , Biden is leading in Georgia , Arizona , Pennsylvania , and Nevada .
If Trump loses Georgia or Pennsylvania , he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threshold .

President Donald Trump's re-election campaign fired back on Friday morning with a statement reacting to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden taking the lead in critical battleground states.
A tweeted statement from the Trump campaign's general counsel Matt Morgan was posted to Twitter by Team Trump in an effort to discredit the incoming results of the election. Despite multiple states drawing closer to concluding vote counts, Morgan proclaimed that the election results are "far from final."
In fact, even after the election is called, Morgan claims it will not be over due to their plans to contest the results in the states Trump is now trailing in.
The full statement reads:
"This election is not over. The false projection of Joe Biden as the winner is based on results in four states that are far from final. Georgia is headed for a recount, where we are confident we will find ballots improperly harvested, and where President Trump will ultimately prevail. There were many irregularities in Pennsylvania, including having election officials prevent our volunteer legal observers from having meaningful access to vote counting locations. We prevailed in court on our challenge, but were deprived of valuable time and denied the transparency we are entitled to under state law. In Nevada, there appear to be thousands of individuals who improperly cast mail ballots. Finally, the President is on course to win Arizona outright, despite the irresponsible and erroneous 'calling' of the state for Biden by Fox News and the Associated Press. Biden is relying on these states for his phony claim on the White House, but once the election is final, President Trump will be re-elected."
The Trump campaign statement comes hours after the overnight developments that signal a stronger possibility of defeat for the president. Overnight, Biden took the lead in Georgia and the latest updates in Pennsylvania indicated a surge in the vote count for Biden. After trailing by hundreds of thousands of votes, Biden now leads by more than 5,000 votes as ballots continue to be tabulated.
As of Friday, November 6, 2020, Biden is leading in Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Nevada. If Trump loses Georgia or Pennsylvania, he would have no way of reaching the 270 threshold.


alternet--2020-11-07--Experts explain how it will be difficult for Trump to win the election through a legal battle

Over the last 24 hours , President Donald Trump 's re-election campaign has waged war on multiple states as they question the legitimacy of the election results while threatening legal action .
Now , legal experts are pushing back and explaining why Trump may not get his way with the impending court battle he is prepping for in an effort to sway the election .
So far , Trump has filed lawsuits in Wisconsin , Michigan , Pennsylvania and Georgia to halt the counting of mail-in ballots that were received on or before election day .
Although the ballots being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Day , Trump and his campaign are fighting to have those ballots excluded from the full count .
However , legal experts are not sure Trump 's arguments will hold in court .
Justin Levitt , a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles , weighed in on Trump 's lawsuits and how the president 's lack of evidence he will likely have to support his theories will likely be a key point in the legal battle .
According to Levitt , Trump 's accusations are nothing more than `` a tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence to back his claims .
`` A lawsuit without provable facts showing a statutory or constitutional violation is just a tweet with a filing fee , '' Levitt told ProPublica .
So far , judges have `` actually demanded facts and have n't been ruling on all-caps claims of fraud or suppression , '' he added .
`` They have n't confused public relations with the predicate for litigation , and I would expect that to continue . ''
University of Chicago law professor David Strauss also spoke with the Los Angeles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's attempted use of the Supreme Court .
There have been multiple times Trump has alluded to the idea of turning to the Supreme Court to decide the election which suggests that he believes the highest court will rescue him from a potential election loss .
Strauss expressed concern about Trump 's remarks as he noted how `` disturbing '' it is for the president to repeatedly attempt to use the court for his own political aspirations .
`` He has the same attitude toward the Supreme Court that he has toward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it works for him , not for the American people , '' Strauss said , adding , `` It is hard to see how anyone who cares about the court , on any side of the political spectrum , would not cringe and find those comments of Trump 's to be very disturbing . ''

Over the last 24 hours, President Donald Trump's re-election campaign has waged war on multiple states as they question the legitimacy of the election results while threatening legal action. Now, legal experts are pushing back and explaining why Trump may not get his way with the impending court battle he is prepping for in an effort to sway the election.
So far, Trump has filed lawsuits in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia to halt the counting of mail-in ballots that were received on or before election day. Although the ballots being counted were received on or before Election Day, Trump and his campaign are fighting to have those ballots excluded from the full count. However, legal experts are not sure Trump's arguments will hold in court.
Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, weighed in on Trump's lawsuits and how the president's lack of evidence he will likely have to support his theories will likely be a key point in the legal battle. According to Levitt, Trump's accusations are nothing more than "a tweet with a filing fee" without substantial evidence to back his claims.
"A lawsuit without provable facts showing a statutory or constitutional violation is just a tweet with a filing fee," Levitt told ProPublica. So far, judges have "actually demanded facts and haven't been ruling on all-caps claims of fraud or suppression," he added. "They haven't confused public relations with the predicate for litigation, and I would expect that to continue."
University of Chicago law professor David Strauss also spoke with the Los Angeles Times as he offered his take on Trump's attempted use of the Supreme Court. There have been multiple times Trump has alluded to the idea of turning to the Supreme Court to decide the election which suggests that he believes the highest court will rescue him from a potential election loss.
Strauss expressed concern about Trump's remarks as he noted how "disturbing" it is for the president to repeatedly attempt to use the court for his own political aspirations.
"He has the same attitude toward the Supreme Court that he has toward the rest of the government — that it works for him, not for the American people," Strauss said, adding, "It is hard to see how anyone who cares about the court, on any side of the political spectrum, would not cringe and find those comments of Trump's to be very disturbing."


alternet--2020-11-07--False election claims: Here is a list of the latest election rumors you should be aware of

As multiple states continue counting mail-in ballots , President Donald Trump , his campaign team , and his supporters are beginning to scramble in an effort to discredit the results and integrity of the election .
Now , a substantial number of claims and conspiracy theories are running rampant all over social media .
According to Buzzfeed News , the claims are being broken down into three different categories : unverified , misleading , and flatly false .
In fact , over the last 48 hours , the president has even been flagged for spreading information that falls into one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the list of election rumors circulating on social media : 1 .
A viral video that appears to capture a local camera man wheeling a ballot box into a Detroit , Mich. , vote counting center .
YouTuber Steven Crowder and a Texas news site released footage of what they described as suspicious activity at the vote counting center .
The video quickly went viral as it garnered millions of views in a very short period of time .
However , further investigation confirmed the man in the video is affiliated with Detroit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equipment from a van to go inside of the center .
Here is a clip of the misleading video being debunked : 2 .
A tweet that claimed more than 138,000 voters were `` magically found '' in Michigan .
As mail-in votes were counted in Michigan , Biden 's lead surged and ultimately led to him being declared the winner of the state .
However , Trump supporters focused in on a misleading theory that suggested 138,000 votes were `` found. ''
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According to a spokesperson for Decision Desk HQ , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` a simple error '' and changes were made to reflect the correct tabulation .
`` It was a simple error from a file created by the state that we ingested , '' the company said in a statement .
`` DDHQ does not correct/amend/adjust any state provided file .
The state noticed the error and produced an updated count .
This happens on election nights and we expect other vote tabulators in MI experienced this error and corrected in real-time as we did . ''
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Wisconsin reported more votes than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the state .
Almost immediately after Biden won Wisconsin , Trump supporters falsely claimed the state had more ballots than the number of registered voters .
However , this claim is also false .
One viral tweet claimed Wisconsin has a total 3,129,000 of registered voters and 3,239,920 people voted .
Although the Twitter user claimed the stats were `` direct evidence of fraud , '' it has been confirmed that the claim is not true .
The Wisconsin Election Commission reported that there were 3,684,726 voters registered in the state as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of registered voters , 3,288,771 votes were counted as of 11:30 a.m. EST which left a deficit of approximately 395,955 Some Trump supporters within that estimated 395,000 deficit claim they were given Sharpie markers to vote when they arrived at poll locations in Arizona .
They claim their votes were invalidated because they used markers .
However , that claim has also been refuted .
Arizona officials confirmed that all ballots that were filled out with Sharpie markers were accepted and included in the official count .
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No , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Multiple people from Trump 's camp including his son Eric Trump and White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany claimed the president had won the state of Pennsylvania .
This is also untrue .
In fact , as of 2:00 p.m. on Thursday , November 6 , Pennsylvania still has approximately 500,000 ballots to count .

As multiple states continue counting mail-in ballots, President Donald Trump, his campaign team, and his supporters are beginning to scramble in an effort to discredit the results and integrity of the election. Now, a substantial number of claims and conspiracy theories are running rampant all over social media.
According to Buzzfeed News, the claims are being broken down into three different categories: unverified, misleading, and flatly false. In fact, over the last 48 hours, the president has even been flagged for spreading information that falls into one of these three categories.
Check out the list of election rumors circulating on social media:
1. A viral video that appears to capture a local camera man wheeling a ballot box into a Detroit, Mich., vote counting center.
YouTuber Steven Crowder and a Texas news site released footage of what they described as suspicious activity at the vote counting center. The video quickly went viral as it garnered millions of views in a very short period of time. However, further investigation confirmed the man in the video is affiliated with Detroit's WXYZ and he was removing camera equipment from a van to go inside of the center.
Here is a clip of the misleading video being debunked:
2. A tweet that claimed more than 138,000 voters were "magically found" in Michigan.
As mail-in votes were counted in Michigan, Biden's lead surged and ultimately led to him being declared the winner of the state. However, Trump supporters focused in on a misleading theory that suggested 138,000 votes were "found.". According to a spokesperson for Decision Desk HQ, the amount included in the tweets was "a simple error" and changes were made to reflect the correct tabulation.
"It was a simple error from a file created by the state that we ingested," the company said in a statement. "DDHQ does not correct/amend/adjust any state provided file. The state noticed the error and produced an updated count. This happens on election nights and we expect other vote tabulators in MI experienced this error and corrected in real-time as we did."
3. Wisconsin reported more votes than the number of citizens registered to vote in the state.
Almost immediately after Biden won Wisconsin, Trump supporters falsely claimed the state had more ballots than the number of registered voters. However, this claim is also false. One viral tweet claimed Wisconsin has a total 3,129,000 of registered voters and 3,239,920 people voted. Although the Twitter user claimed the stats were "direct evidence of fraud," it has been confirmed that the claim is not true.
4. "Sharpiegate"
The Wisconsin Election Commission reported that there were 3,684,726 voters registered in the state as of November 1. Of that total number of registered voters, 3,288,771 votes were counted as of 11:30 a.m. EST which left a deficit of approximately 395,955
Some Trump supporters within that estimated 395,000 deficit claim they were given Sharpie markers to vote when they arrived at poll locations in Arizona. They claim their votes were invalidated because they used markers. However, that claim has also been refuted. Arizona officials confirmed that all ballots that were filled out with Sharpie markers were accepted and included in the official count.
5. No, Trump has not won the state of Pennsylvania.
Multiple people from Trump's camp including his son Eric Trump and White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany claimed the president had won the state of Pennsylvania. This is also untrue. In fact, as of 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, Pennsylvania still has approximately 500,000 ballots to count.


alternet--2020-11-07--Trump's presidential walls are caving in and his election legal battles are about to hit the biggest

Trump's presidential walls are caving in and his election legal battles are about to hit the biggest one of all

As more mail-in ballots are counted , President Donald Trump 's chances at dominating the Electoral Map continue and the latest updates also signal that the walls may be caving in on the potential legal battle he 's hoping to create in an effort to save his presidency .
Although the election results got off to a relatively slow start after the polls closed on Election Day , things began to shift by Wednesday morning .
By Friday , Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden had taken the lead in all four of the key states still counting votes .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a sign of rife election fraud but there is just one problem : The president , his re-election campaign team , and Republican National Convention officials have no evidence of fraud .
An analysis published by the Washington Post compared Trump 's so-called 2016 `` landslide '' over Hillary Clinton to the current election .
At the time , Trump won the Electoral College by a 306-232 margin .
Although he did not win the popular vote , he still considered the election results to be a `` landslide . ''
Ironically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side of the spectrum and the publication explained how the implication could pose a serious problem for his legal battle .
Back then , Trump tried to label that outcome a `` landslide , '' despite losing the popular vote and carrying the decisive states all by less than one point .
But even that dubious claim is relevant today .
This would be a sizable electoral college victory for Biden , and it would make legal challenges significantly more difficult .
That 's because results would have to be overturned in multiple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2000 , when the legal fight in just one state , Florida , determined the winner between George W. Bush and Al Gore .
To make matters worse , not only is Biden building a blue wall across the Electoral Map , he also has a significant lead where the popular vote is concerned .
In order to overturn the results of the election , Trump would likely need to have results reversed in a multiple states to account for approximately 37 electoral votes .
While Trump has alluded to relying on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the election , the results —which show a widening gap between him and Biden— would prove to a very difficult , if not nearly impossible , to overturn .

As more mail-in ballots are counted, President Donald Trump's chances at dominating the Electoral Map continue and the latest updates also signal that the walls may be caving in on the potential legal battle he's hoping to create in an effort to save his presidency.
Although the election results got off to a relatively slow start after the polls closed on Election Day, things began to shift by Wednesday morning. By Friday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden had taken the lead in all four of the key states still counting votes. Trump saw the surge in votes for Biden as a sign of rife election fraud but there is just one problem: The president, his re-election campaign team, and Republican National Convention officials have no evidence of fraud.
An analysis published by the Washington Post compared Trump's so-called 2016 "landslide" over Hillary Clinton to the current election. At the time, Trump won the Electoral College by a 306-232 margin. Although he did not win the popular vote, he still considered the election results to be a "landslide." Ironically, Trump is now on the other side of the spectrum and the publication explained how the implication could pose a serious problem for his legal battle.
Back then, Trump tried to label that outcome a "landslide," despite losing the popular vote and carrying the decisive states all by less than one point. But even that dubious claim is relevant today. This would be a sizable electoral college victory for Biden, and it would make legal challenges significantly more difficult. That's because results would have to be overturned in multiple states — unlike, say, in 2000, when the legal fight in just one state, Florida, determined the winner between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
To make matters worse, not only is Biden building a blue wall across the Electoral Map, he also has a significant lead where the popular vote is concerned. In order to overturn the results of the election, Trump would likely need to have results reversed in a multiple states to account for approximately 37 electoral votes.
While Trump has alluded to relying on the U.S. Supreme Court to alter the outcome of the election, the results —which show a widening gap between him and Biden— would prove to a very difficult, if not nearly impossible, to overturn.