Trump's 2 AM tirade against democracy was what he planned all along
For everyone still asking “how can it be so close,” the answer is: it’s not. Based on current projections, Joe Biden will win the White House with a greater popular vote margin than Hillary Clinton and somewhere north of 300 electoral votes. In any other cycle, we might not call that a blowout, but it would certainly be a solid win.
If your question is “how is it possible Donald Trump is seen as a viable alternate in the first place?” the answer is: I don’t know.
But one thing that’s exceptionally clear on the day after the election, is that while Biden came out late in the evening to tell the nation, correctly, to have patience and trust in the process, Trump stepped up at 2 AM to do the opposite. Trump’s false claim of victory, and his attempt to murder the election in mid vote, may be the most dangerous statement Trump has ever made. And that’s saying a lot, for Mr. Maybe We Can Inject Bleach.
Stepping in front of the cameras in the early hours, Trump falsely claimed both that Democrats were trying to steal the election, and that he had already won the election. Repeatedly during his tirade Trump made it seem that people were still voting after the polls closed, rather than simply counting the votes that had already been made. And Trump reached straight for his big gun, saying that he intended to go to the Supreme Court, though he gave no clue on what basis or through what mechanism he would seek to appeal … democracy.
No one sitting through Tuesday evening, or looking at where things stand on Wednesday morning, should be surprised. This is exactly the scenario that was predicted over and over.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/11/4/1992532/-There-s-only-one-person-trying-to-steal-the-election-and-that-s-Donald-Trump?detail=emaildksc
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