(Nov. 10th) What the fuck is happening this post election & what Trump is still trying to do to still remain in power explained:
To start, Trump has not conceded yet, despite Biden being the clear winner and current president-elect. 70% of republicans do not believe these elections were âfree and fairâ and believe this election is fraudulent. Protests have been occuring in disputed states since election night with countering messages to both âstop the countâ and âcount the votes.â A pro-Trump march on Washington is planned for this Saturday (Nov 14th).
(watch: what would happen if a candidate refuses to concede.)
Alaska has still not been called. However, there are no legal disputes regarding Alaska which will likely go to Trump either way. Alaska waited to start counting mail-in ballots and it wouldâve been impossible to call the Senate and House races and it IS mathematically possible the results will flip to Biden (though very unlikely). But Alaska only has 3 electoral votes and has no impact on the final presidential results.
Arizona, despite being called on election night by Fox News and AP, is still not OFFICIALLY called. There are still some outstanding and provisional ballots to be counted but it is mathematically impossible that Trump will overtake over Bidenâs lead.Â
Georgia is still not called, and with about 98% ballots counted it MIGHT be close enough for a recount. Even if a recount flips for Trump, Georgia does not have enough electoral votes to flip the race, given Bidenâs overall national lead.Â
However, Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are calling on their own stateâs REPUBLICAN secretary of state to resign. Loeffler and Perdue are claiming there have been many âfailuresâ in the Georgia elections despite offer NO EVIDENCE. Note, both Loeffler and Perdue will be the two Georgia Republicans facing runoff elections on January 5th.Â
North Carolina has about 97% votes counted, but will be accepting absentee ballots that arrive through November 12th as long as theyâre marked by election day. Trump is already ahead in North Carolina and estimated to win, so this will not change the outcome of the election. (View all uncalled elections, both state and presidential races here.)
Some world leaders have already congratulated Biden, including Trump allies like Benjamin Netanyahu, Narendra Modi, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. While others like Jair Bolsonaro, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have yet to speak out, and Mexicoâs AMLO has stated heâs waiting until Trump has completed his legal challenges. Some have already started making transition plans with the Biden administration, including Iran who has stated they want to enter the Iran nuclear deal again.
US Republicans are also divided on their support for Trump or Biden. Currently, only republican Senators Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, Ben Sasse, and Susan Collins have congratulated Biden and acknowledged his win. Fox News has officially called the election for Biden and cut away yesterday when Kayleigh McEnany tried to make claims of election fraud. Pissing off Trump and many Fox viewers. lolÂ
Mitch McConnell, on the other hand, is not currently accepting the Biden win, supporting Trumpâs lawsuits and accusations of fraud. And despite Fox News calling the election, theyâve featured Newt Gingrich on who claimed George Soros helped Biden steal the election. Theyâve also been featuring segments like Tucker Carlson questioning mail-in ballots, Fox and Friends has claimed software was used to flip votes for Biden, and Lindsey Graham was on Fox saying âIf Republicans donât challenge and change the U.S. election system, there will never be another Republican president elected again. President Trump should not concede.â
Trump is currently 0-10 with his attempted election lawsuits. Trumpâs lawyers have failed to provide evidence of his claims in court. Click here to see an example of how hilariously unprepared some of these lawyers were to defend these âarguments.â
Trumpâs 11th lawsuit, that is currently still in action, is interesting though. In Pennsylvania, Trumpâs federal lawsuit wants the courts to BLOCK Pennsylvania from certifying its electoral votes. This basically excluding the state from the Electoral College. Luckily, legal scholars donât see how this lawsuit could work either.Â
(Read the full court filing here. And here is a good rundown of what this legal challenge is trying to do.)Â
More behind-the-scenes, Trumpâs loyalist AG, Bill Barr, is allowing the Department of Justice to investigate Trumpâs unfounded claims of voter fraud. Mitch McConnell and Bill Barr privately met yesterday, but refused to comment on their meeting.Â
Trump has also fired his defense secretary, Mark Esper, who publicly disagreed with Trumpâs desire to put troops on the streets. Christopher A. Wray, the FBI. director, and Gina Haspel, the CIA. director are also expected to be fired.
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