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There's going to be chaos after the election,
he predicted to The U.S. Sun I feel like the country's been very polarized, and I'm a little concerned about it,
One group might argue that if it were the correct vote, others would say they have been disenfranchised,
When there is no doubt about the process, I think we should all just try and get along,
What’s going to happen this time — what’s already happening — is that there’s going to be all kinds of outlandish claims made through the media, and that will at the very least inflame Trump’s supporters,
He’s already sort of announced that he’s the winner before the ballots have even been counted. This is the same claim that he made in 2020: If he’s not the winner of the official count, it can only be because of fraud,
said James Gardner, a professor at the University of Buffalo School of Law in New York state It’s going to take time, and that’s due to built-in verification steps in the counting process to ensure accuracy,
Just like in 2020, it’s entirely normal for vote counting to take several days,
said Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the voting rights project at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Others get a head start by starting the counting process earlier during the early voting period,
Torres-Spelliscy told Al Jazeera in an email What matters is who states and DC certify and which candidate wins 270 Electoral College votes,
We were getting ready to win this election – frankly, we did win this election,
the then-president told reporters in the early morning hours after Election Day, alleging That would be unfortunate if that were to happen again,
I don’t know what’s going to happen in terms of declaring victory,
It looks like Republicans have shown up in force,
he told reporters, wearing a red “Make America Great Again” baseball cap If it’s a fair election, I’d be the first one to acknowledge it.”
Asked about accepting the race’s results either way, Trump said It means a lot to me and my grandkids, my granddaughters, my nieces. ... I was just waiting for this day to come,
said Fortt, who is 74 and Black I’m proud, to see a woman, not only a woman, but a Black woman,
I’m not a Democrat. I’m able to make a speech on very short notice.”
Those challenges would be brought in the courts and I certainly expect to see some of them depending on how close the election is,
A candidate can proclaim victory as much as they want, but if the vote totals are not there for that candidate, that candidate is going to lose,
says Richard Pildes, a constitutional law specialist at NYU
