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President Donald Trump is tweeting about Pennsylvania and the counting of votes.
If you’re confused, here are some facts, and then some specific responses to his tweets.
If you’re confused, here are some facts, and then some specific responses to his tweets.
Vote totals change as votes are counted.
That’s how it works. https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-mail-ballots-trump-biden-blue-shift-20201103.html
That’s how it works. https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-mail-ballots-trump-biden-blue-shift-20201103.html
There are a lot of mail ballots still to be counted, and they’re coming primarily from Democrats. That’s one of the reasons we expect a sizable “blue shift” in the votes. https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-election-results-trump-biden-mail-ballots-blue-shift-20201104.html
It’s also why we can’t support Trump’s claim of victory in Pennsylvania.
The evidence just isn’t there. He *could* win — that’s why the AP and others haven’t called it for Biden — but we don’t know that yet. We just don’t. https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/trump-declares-victory-pennsylvania-biden-2020-20201104.html
The evidence just isn’t there. He *could* win — that’s why the AP and others haven’t called it for Biden — but we don’t know that yet. We just don’t. https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/trump-declares-victory-pennsylvania-biden-2020-20201104.html
Votes take time to count and are never final on election night. Ever.
Among other things, military and overseas voters’ ballots can arrive through next Tuesday.
The deadline to certify the vote is *20 days* after Election Day. That’s Monday of Thanksgiving week.
Among other things, military and overseas voters’ ballots can arrive through next Tuesday.
The deadline to certify the vote is *20 days* after Election Day. That’s Monday of Thanksgiving week.
The votes have already been cast.
What elections officials are working hard to do is count those votes as quickly AND accurately, safely, and reliably as possible.
What elections officials are working hard to do is count those votes as quickly AND accurately, safely, and reliably as possible.
“Leading” in the partial vote count doesn’t mean you win. There’s a reason we count the votes, not just an arbitrarily chosen batch of them.
Just like “leading” in the partial vote count doesn’t mean you win, “winning” the partial vote count doesn’t mean winning the election in the end.
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-mail-ballots-trump-biden-blue-shift-20201103.html
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-mail-ballots-trump-biden-blue-shift-20201103.html
This isn’t how the Electoral College works. Candidates’ claims — in this case, made against all available evidence — don’t create a result just on the basis of speaking or tweeting them.
