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originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: UKTruth
Do you realize that mail-in is not as easy as just filling it out and sending it back? Democrats messed it up because it's actually a reasonably complex process and they're no realizing that their own voters have trouble following directions.
Joe Biden spent the past few days campaigning in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania—all states polls show him leading, some of them comfortably.
The highly respected and prophetic Iowa Des Moines Register poll, released on Sunday, suggests Trump may win Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
Democrats are very worried they’ve already lost Florida.
Democratic Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman warned that Trump can win Pennsylvania, based on the large crowds he’s getting in the state.
Blue cities nationwide are preparing for unrest on election night.
The Democracy Institute, which correctly predicted the Brexit vote, says President Trump is “set to win [the] US presidency by electoral college landslide.”
Democrat Congressman James Clyburn is panicking about black voters supporting Trump and already crying about voter suppression.
Several battleground state polls released in the past few days look very good for Trump.
Even CBS News concedes that an Election Day surge by Republicans could lead Trump to victory.
In short, Democrats are panicking right now and are planning to delegitimize the Election Day results.
“Democrats are panicking because Joe Biden has not run up a large enough lead in early votes in battleground states and they know that President Trump’s in-person votes on Election Day will make up the difference and propel him to victory,” said Trump 2020 deputy campaign manager Justin Clark in a statement. “Biden’s political operatives have already been distributing talking points and research to delegitimize Election Day results by coaching surrogates to refer to the President’s Election Day success as a ‘Red Mirage.’ The operatives are advising surrogates and media to create a smokescreen by casting blame all around – imagining postal delays or falsely claiming that mail-in ballots that have simply not been returned should be considered legitimate votes that need to be counted. None of this will be true, but it will be held up as proof that President Trump’s victory is a so-called ‘Red Mirage.’ No one should fall for it.”
“We are aware that Democrats have already cut television ads they are prepared to deploy to further cement the ‘Red Mirage’ misinformation, seeking to convince people that all Joe Biden would need for victory is more time, extending well beyond Election Day,” Clark continued. “At the same time, we fully anticipate that Democrats will be in court arguing to extend deadlines for accepting and counting votes mailed and received well past deadlines enacted by individual state laws. Americans should remember that Biden has assembled a massive team of lawyers who will try to loosen election integrity so they can steal this election, and also recall that Hillary Clinton advised Biden not to concede defeat ‘under any circumstances.’ The last gasp of the Biden campaign will be ugly and it will be ruthless.”
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: UKTruth
So a million total across the country? And?
There are 50 states. Those million will have to be spread 50 ways. Lump a bunch of them into too many states like California and New York and Illinois, and you've got a problem.
So far, the Democrats have been underperforming the numbers they need in the states they have to win. Not only that, but the COVID scare has been so effective in their electorate that they are likely cannibalizing their turnout for tomorrow meaning that many of those votes are the ones they're getting with not much extra coming in tomorrow.
Believe me, they know the numbers they need, and they aren't seeing totals that make them happy.
pjmedia.com...
Joe Biden spent the past few days campaigning in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania—all states polls show him leading, some of them comfortably.
The highly respected and prophetic Iowa Des Moines Register poll, released on Sunday, suggests Trump may win Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
Democrats are very worried they’ve already lost Florida.
Democratic Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman warned that Trump can win Pennsylvania, based on the large crowds he’s getting in the state.
Blue cities nationwide are preparing for unrest on election night.
The Democracy Institute, which correctly predicted the Brexit vote, says President Trump is “set to win [the] US presidency by electoral college landslide.”
Democrat Congressman James Clyburn is panicking about black voters supporting Trump and already crying about voter suppression.
Several battleground state polls released in the past few days look very good for Trump.
Even CBS News concedes that an Election Day surge by Republicans could lead Trump to victory.
In short, Democrats are panicking right now and are planning to delegitimize the Election Day results.
“Democrats are panicking because Joe Biden has not run up a large enough lead in early votes in battleground states and they know that President Trump’s in-person votes on Election Day will make up the difference and propel him to victory,” said Trump 2020 deputy campaign manager Justin Clark in a statement. “Biden’s political operatives have already been distributing talking points and research to delegitimize Election Day results by coaching surrogates to refer to the President’s Election Day success as a ‘Red Mirage.’ The operatives are advising surrogates and media to create a smokescreen by casting blame all around – imagining postal delays or falsely claiming that mail-in ballots that have simply not been returned should be considered legitimate votes that need to be counted. None of this will be true, but it will be held up as proof that President Trump’s victory is a so-called ‘Red Mirage.’ No one should fall for it.”
“We are aware that Democrats have already cut television ads they are prepared to deploy to further cement the ‘Red Mirage’ misinformation, seeking to convince people that all Joe Biden would need for victory is more time, extending well beyond Election Day,” Clark continued. “At the same time, we fully anticipate that Democrats will be in court arguing to extend deadlines for accepting and counting votes mailed and received well past deadlines enacted by individual state laws. Americans should remember that Biden has assembled a massive team of lawyers who will try to loosen election integrity so they can steal this election, and also recall that Hillary Clinton advised Biden not to concede defeat ‘under any circumstances.’ The last gasp of the Biden campaign will be ugly and it will be ruthless.”
Why bother to make TV ads to delegitimize an election you are winning and winning comfortably? Sure, they intend to try to steal, but the signs are all pointing to an election that will make it hard for them to do that easily.
Could Biden win? Yes, Trump beat Hillary, so it happens.
Here are internals showing why the current advantage may not matter. If the Trump turnout is what it should be ... then they don't have enough margin of advantage to win.
"The Democrats are going to have somewhere in the neighborhood of a three-quarter million head start heading into tomorrow, probably more than that. What we know right now that there are 2.6 million Trump voters likely to show up tomorrow, and there are 1.5 million remaining Biden voters to show up tomorrow. Pennsylvania, in particular, is going to look on election night on an Election Day vote standpoint like the president wins in an absolute landslide. However, we know the margins he needs to win by in Pennsylvania, and that math is available to us from a turnout perspective,” Trump campaign director of battleground strategy Nick Trainer said.
originally posted by: face23785
I'm just gonna point out that all this talk about which party has had more ballots returned already completely ignores that people don't always vote the way they are registered.
originally posted by: UKTruth
To sober what I believe is a fake burst of social media campaigning by Republicans ...
In Pennsylvania, DEMOCRATS lead by over 1 MILLION votes based on party registration going into election day.
In short, PA is gone for Trump - that's a blue wave, not a red one.
I think Republicans should brace themselves for a massive Biden win - maybe even 400 Electoral College votes.
originally posted by: ketsuko
Hard numbers from PA ...
Or why 1 MILLION VOTES does not matter.
"The Democrats are going to have somewhere in the neighborhood of a three-quarter million head start heading into tomorrow, probably more than that. What we know right now that there are 2.6 million Trump voters likely to show up tomorrow, and there are 1.5 million remaining Biden voters to show up tomorrow. Pennsylvania, in particular, is going to look on election night on an Election Day vote standpoint like the president wins in an absolute landslide. However, we know the margins he needs to win by in Pennsylvania, and that math is available to us from a turnout perspective,” Trump campaign director of battleground strategy Nick Trainer said.
You're right. Biden is up by almost a million votes, but the projected Trump turnout for tomorrow is enough to easily swamp that plus any more Biden votes.
So it comes down to how accurate the projected turnout models are. Time will tell, but the Trump campaign feels good and the energy at the rallies has been sky high.
a reply to: MConnalley
Project Veritas on Friday released a new video of a United States Postal Service whistleblower in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania that claimed supervisors and other higher-ups are ordering carriers to backdate ballots that were received after Election Day.
According to the whistleblower, a supervisor instructed carriers to collect any ballots found on their routes. They were then to be placed in the plastic carriers, dumped in another plastic tub down the road and sent for counting.
"Ballots in Pennsylvania have to be postmarked by eight o'clock on Election Day November the 3rd or they will not be counted, according to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court," James O'Keefe said.
"Yes, sir," the whistleblower replied.
"So ballots collected on or after that date should not be counted and you're saying that your postmaster, or their supervisor, William Wood and James Malia, in a standup meeting, they said to separate those ballots and collect them?" O'Keefe asked.
"The postmaster and the supervisor did not say they were going to, were going to backdate them," the carrier explained. I was firmly of the belief that they were going to be backdated. I was definitely concerned."
According to the whistleblower, USPS employees are continually reminded of the Hatch Act, which prevents government employees from being involved in political activity.