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The prospect that US President Donald Trump may declare victory in the presidential election after the presidential election on the 3rd (local time) before the countdown ends, is gaining momentum. On the day of the presidential election, if the results of the face-to-face voting of the main competitions come to light, it is very likely that you will announce that you have won immediately and that the results of post-election votes by mail will not be accepted.
According to a report from the political Internet outlet Axios on the 1st (local time), President Trump announced to his aides that he plans to declare victory immediately if he shows a slight advantage in the counting situation on presidential election night. Generally, mail-in votes involve more Democratic supporters than Republican supporters. For this reason, even if President Trump has the upper hand on Election Day, Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden is likely to quickly close the gap as ballot mailing progresses, so President Trump can testify. an “ early victory ”.
For President Trump’s plan to be successful, a winning phase needs to begin in every Sunbelt state like Florida and Texas and Arizona, as well as battlefields except Rustbelt, like Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa and Georgia. Of these, Arizona, Florida, begins counting mail-in ballots before Election Day, so the result of combining mail-in ballots and ballots in place on Election Night can be as soon as possible. If President Trump wins in these states, and Pennsylvania, which has become the most important party for this presidential election, takes the lead in a vote on the spot, there is a high probability that he will immediately step on the podium and declare his victory. .
If President Trump rushes to declare victory, American society could fall into uncontrollable chaos. First, unlike Florida, the state of Pennsylvania cannot open the polls before the end of voting on the day of the presidential election. In addition, if the ballot is postmarked by the post office before the 3rd, arrivals before the 6th are also recognized, so it takes time to count the entire vote by mail. Additionally, other competing states, such as North Carolina, Ohio, and Minnesota, also recognize ballots that are late, up to ten days after the election, as valid votes. In the midst of this, if the two sides claim to have won each other, the litigation battles over the counting process can be furious and even riots and riots can ensue. President Trump received questions from journalists about the report on the campaign site and denied that it was an “incorrect report,” but “getting a ballot after the election is terrible. As soon as the election is over, we will consult with our team. legal. ”“ We should know that the election results will be released on the night of November 3, ”he argued during a campaign in Iowa that day.“ This has been and should be done. ”It is interpreted as a statement in the meaning that if the vote is completed on Election Day, the counting of votes by mail should be stopped and legal action may be considered.
Regarding the controversy that day, Biden told reporters that “the president will not be able to steal these elections.” This means that President Trump will not allow him to wrest the presidential victory from him with an early declaration of victory. But President Trump insists that the Democrats’ reversal on mail-in vote counts is more of a huge victory.
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