Headline RoundupNovember 11th, 2020

Perspectives: Trump Hasn't Yet Conceded the Election

Donald Trump, Joe Biden, 2020 Election, Elections, White House

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President Donald Trump has not yet conceded the 2020 presidential election to projected winner Joe Biden. Multiple major media outlets have declared Biden the race's winner, and he's widely expected to be elected the 46th president; Trump has claimed the election was manipulated against him, and he and other Republicans have filed lawsuits alleging voter fraud and vote-counting discrepancies in several states. Voices throughout the spectrum have focused on Trump's attitudes toward the election's current state. Many, especially left-rated voices, have criticized Trump and the Republican Party for purportedly assaulting democratic values by not conceding. A Wall Street Journal editorial from Trump's former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney lays out the president's ostensible intention to "act and speak like a great president should—win or lose," once all outstanding litigation is resolved. Election law and claims of voter fraud have been a significant focus of fact-checkers on the left, right and center.

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From the Right

If He Loses, Trump Will Concede Gracefully

Wall Street Journal (Opinion)

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I’ve been asked the same question at least a hundred times in the past week: If the president loses, will he participate in a peaceful transition of power?

The question probably says as much about those asking it as the answer does about President Trump. Most of the inquirers are the same people who still don’t understand why nearly half the country voted for Mr. Trump. They still wonder if he somehow cheated his way into office. They still think he should’ve been impeached, believe the polls, and consider the...

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From the Left

The Republican Party Is Attacking Democracy

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It turns out there was a coordinated attack on the 2020 election after all. It began several years ago and accelerated in the last several months. Now that Election Day has passed, it has launched into overdrive.

Its weapons are baseless insinuation and evidence-free charges, deployed solely to sow chaos and undermine the results of a free and fair election — one that produced a clear winner and an even clearer loser.

But the most dangerous attackers of American democracy aren’t the Russians or the Chinese. They are the leaders...

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From the Center

Biden says Trump's failure to concede is an 'embarrassment'

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President-elect Joe Biden called President Trump’s refusal to concede the election an “embarrassment” on Tuesday and warned that failing to do so would reflect poorly on his legacy in office.

“I just think it’s an embarrassment, quite frankly,” Biden said, when asked to comment on Trump’s refusal to acknowledge defeat in last week’s presidential election.

“The only thing that — how can I say this tactfully — I think it will not help the president’s legacy,” Biden, seemingly choosing his words carefully, added.

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