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The president of the United States can hardly change the outcome of the elections. But yelling “foul” to the end, that’s possible.
It’s as if President Trump and the Republicans are working on a script that has been written for a long time. For six months, suspicions have spread that the US elections will not be correct. In doing so, they rely on the mere assumption that voting by mail is easier to manipulate than voting in person.
Attack on vote by mail without success
The latest demands are not very specific either. In Pennsylvania, for example, the Trump campaign alleges that the identities of citizens who voted by letter were verified less rigorously than those who visited an electoral college.
Therefore, the courts should disqualify postal voting itself, retrospectively after President Trump lost the election. It is hardly conceivable that a court could uphold this claim.
Republicans fear for the future
Yet top Republicans pretend to be a legitimate and important trial, like Senator Lindsey Graham. Every case of fraud must be exposed, he told Fox News: If Republicans didn’t do something about voting by mail right away, they would never see the inside of the White House again.
In fact, about twice as many citizens voted by letter this year, and the majority voted for Joe Biden. It’s bitter for Republicans, but defeat is no cause for complaint.
Minister of Justice breaks taboo
Now the Justice Department is helping the Trump administration. Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr allowed his lawyers to investigate voter fraud cases before the states certified their election results. Previously, this was taboo, according to a rule that has been in effect since 1980 and aims to prevent federal authorities from interfering in elections.
Barr specifies that action can only be taken if there is a substantial initial suspicion. This means that currently little research is expected. But the message is outside. Even the Justice Department somehow thinks that something about the election result is not kosher.
Trump’s strategy shows success
According to a poll, 70 percent of Republican voters now doubt the victory of Democrat Joe Biden. And that’s probably the true goal of President Trump and his loyal Republicans: As much as possible “missing” when leaving the White House. yell, keep the base warm until the last beep and after.
One wonders where the famous American sportsmanship has really gone.
