Headline Roundup • November 1st, 2020
Trump Says He Won't Declare Early Victory, May Start Legal Battle Against Counting Late Ballots
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Just count the damn votes.
We are nearing the end of a ridiculous pandemic-laden election season, where we may hit record turnout despite the most blatant attempt to suppress the vote in a generation. More than 90 million people have already voted, and we may reach a record turnout of over 150 million on Election Day. I am sure we would have exceeded that number by millions more votes if President Donald Trump and Republicans had not fought efforts around the country to make voting during the pandemic a little...
President Trump has told confidants he'll declare victory on Tuesday night if it looks like he's "ahead," according to three sources familiar with his private comments. That's even if the Electoral College outcome still hinges on large numbers of uncounted votes in key states like Pennsylvania.
The latest: Speaking to reporters on Sunday evening, Trump denied that he would declare victory prematurely, before adding, "I think it's a terrible thing when ballots can be collected after an election. I think it's a terrible thing when states are allowed to tabulate...
President Trump said a report that claimed he would declare an early victory on election night if it looks like he's ahead was "false," but he will be prepared to start a legal battle to cut off collecting ballots.
"No, no, that was a false report," Trump told reporters Sunday night.
Three sources familiar with the president's private comments told Axios the president has considered the scenario over the past few weeks, saying that he would "walk up to a podium on election night and declare he's won."
The president's...
