Trump’s election denial hardens into a full-scale post-vote scheme
Trump and his team spent November 8 keeping alive a claim that the race was somehow still unwon, despite no public evidence of a path back. The campaign was leaning on fraud rhetoric, legal threats, and selective process complaints to cast doubt on the count. That may have pleased the base, but it also looked increasingly detached from the actual mechanics of the election and from the officials running it.
First recorded Nov 8, 2020·Meaningfully updated Nov 8, 2020
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Trump’s election denial hardens into a full-scale post-vote scheme
Trump and his team spent November 8 keeping alive a claim that the race was somehow still unwon, despite no public evidence of a path back. The campaign was leaning on fraud rhetoric, legal threats, and selective process complaints to cast doubt on the count. That may have pleased the base, but it also looked increasingly detached from the actual mechanics of the election and from the officials running it.
Trump and his team spent November 8 keeping alive a claim that the race was somehow still unwon, despite no public evidence of a path back. The campaign was leaning on fraud rhetoric, legal threats, and selective process complaints to cast doubt on the count. That may have pleased the base, but it also looked increasingly detached from the actual mechanics of the election and from the officials running it.
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