Democrats are preparing to respond quickly to flood social media and the airwaves with calls for calm and patience during the vote count if Donald Trump tries to prematurely declare his election victory again, as he did in 2020. This was reported by Reuters, UNN.
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This week, Republican candidate Donald Trump told reporters that he expects to declare victory on Election Day, although election experts warn that the final results may take several days to be known, especially if recounts are needed in some key regions.
Usually, the winners of elections in the United States are announced by the mainstream media, which analyze the results of the vote count provided by the election commissions. While candidates sometimes declare victory before the official announcement, it is considered unusual to do so before the outcome is even apparent.
We are, unfortunately, ready if he does that, and if we know that he is actually manipulating the press and trying to manipulate the consensus of the American people... we are ready to respond
She did not disclose any details about these preparations, but six representatives of the Democratic Party and the Harris campaign said that the initial opposition to any claims of early victory by Trump would be in the court of public opinion. They plan to actively use social media and television broadcasts, insisting that all votes be counted before the results are officially announced.
“As soon as he (Donald Trump - ed.) falsely declares victory, we are ready to go on television and tell the truth, and to connect a wide network of people who can use their influence to fight back,” a senior official of the Democratic National Committee said in an interview.
During a conference call with reporters on Friday, a senior Harris campaign official said they “fully expect” Trump to falsely declare victory on Tuesday night, before all the votes are counted.
“He did it before it all failed. If he does it again, it will fail,” the official said.
Trump's campaign told Reuters that the Republican candidate will fight for all the votes until the polls close, but did not give a direct answer to the question of whether Trump plans to declare victory again before the results are announced.
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In 2020, Trump proclaimed himself the winner early in the morning the day after the election, three days before the first TV channels announced the official results. In the end, he was defeated by his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden. Trump has not yet recognized the election results and continues to falsely claim that his victory was stolen through large-scale fraud.
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Democratic candidate Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump in a new poll of likely voters in Iowa, a state where Trump previously held a significant lead in the 2016 and 2020 elections.