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Trump insists he will be proven the winner, but aides say he has no serious plan to overturn election
The Washington Post via SF Gate ^ | November 11, 2020 | by Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker , The Washington Post

Posted on 11/12/2020 8:01:07 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

President Donald Trump declared Wednesday on Twitter, "WE WILL WIN!"

But, in fact, the president has no clear endgame to actually win the election - and, in an indication he may be starting to come to terms with his loss, he is talking privately about running again in 2024.

Trump aides, advisers and allies said there is no grand strategy to reverse the election results, which show President-elect Joe Biden with a majority of electoral college votes, as well as a 5 million-vote lead in the national popular vote.

Asked about Trump's ultimate plan, one senior administration official chuckled and said, "You're giving everybody way too much credit right now."

Republican officials have scrambled nationwide to produce evidence of widespread voter fraud that could bolster the Trump campaign's legal challenges, but no such evidence has surfaced.

Still, the absence of evidence and of a comprehensive and realistic plan to overcome Trump's significant deficit and secure him a second term have not stopped some of the leading figures in the administration and the Republican Party from amplifying the president's misinformation about the election outcome.

Trump has been spending his days largely on the phone, calling advisers, allies and friends. The president has been "trying to find people who will give him good news," one adviser said.

That official, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to candidly recount sensitive internal conversations.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bias; election2020; journalism; media
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
senior administration official

Uh-huh. So it's another 22 year old intern?

21 posted on 11/12/2020 8:13:31 AM PST by silent_jonny ("Forward to what lies ahead" ~ Phil. 3:13)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sun Tzu


22 posted on 11/12/2020 8:15:19 AM PST by eclectic (Liberalism is a mental disorder)
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To: kiryandil
Worth repeating:

Is It True? Or Did You Read It In The Washington Post?

23 posted on 11/12/2020 8:19:45 AM PST by null and void (This time, there is no next time.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Unnamed source BS designed to demoralize us.


24 posted on 11/12/2020 8:20:34 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: kiryandil
Democracy Dies in Darkness

Uh huh.

Remember when biden promised us a Dark Winter?

25 posted on 11/12/2020 8:21:23 AM PST by null and void (This time, there is no next time.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Who are these “Aides”?

Fake News.


26 posted on 11/12/2020 8:21:32 AM PST by tennmountainman ( Liberals Are Baby Killers)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Who said this?

Some nameless “aid”?

That translates to “the fake news reporter has made up a story”.


27 posted on 11/12/2020 8:22:11 AM PST by sipster
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
But, in fact, the president has no clear endgame to actually win the election - and, in an indication he may be starting to come to terms with his loss, he is talking privately about running again in 2024.

Oh, noes!!!

Up until I read this fantastic article, I was very encouraged, but now, I am suicidal.

Someone, please send me some money to buy some 'Louis XIII Cognac' at about 3 grand per bottle.

I've set up a 'Go Have fun With Me' account, and if I receive enough money, I will invite the 'big donors' for a drink:)

Hell, we might as have a few giggles while we are plowing through this morass of cheating.

28 posted on 11/12/2020 8:22:24 AM PST by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: LisaS

Exactly.


29 posted on 11/12/2020 8:22:29 AM PST by tennmountainman ( Liberals Are Baby Killers)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Those would be the anonymous aides, right?


30 posted on 11/12/2020 8:23:10 AM PST by Arm_Bears (Hey, Rocky--Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

“That official, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to candidly recount sensitive internal conversations.”

In other words, they are shitbag leakers.

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There’s a far better chance this is a 100% made up story..iow FAKE NEWS.


31 posted on 11/12/2020 8:23:51 AM PST by billyboy15
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Anonymous sources can spout any words you put in their mouths.


32 posted on 11/12/2020 8:24:27 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Pessimists see difficulty in opportunity; optimists see opportunity in every difficulty. Churc)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The electoral college has not even met.

The United States Electoral College is the group of presidential electors required by the Constitution to form every four years for the sole purpose of electing the president and vice president. Each state appoints electors according to its legislature, equal in number to its congressional delegation but federal office holders cannot be electors. Of the current 538 electors, an absolute majority of 270 or more electoral votes is required to elect the president and vice president. If no candidate achieves an absolute majority there, a contingent election is held by the U.S. Congress to elect the president and vice president.


33 posted on 11/12/2020 8:26:21 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Unnamed Aides”...sources...people familiar with the matter...Elvis’ ghost...the Magic 8 Ball...


34 posted on 11/12/2020 8:26:24 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: McGruff
I lined my cats litter box with the Washington Post. He wouldn't use it. He looked at me and said it's full!💩
35 posted on 11/12/2020 8:28:06 AM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hilarious. “no such evidence (of fraud) has surfaced”.


36 posted on 11/12/2020 8:29:02 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Liberty over lock-downs. Freedom over face masks.)
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Last I looked we hold the state legislatures.


37 posted on 11/12/2020 8:29:26 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hope I’m wrong, but if there were *proveable* widespread fraud, I feel we would’ve seen some action last week.


39 posted on 11/12/2020 8:31:53 AM PST by Moonlighter
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To: dp0622

Keep your powder dry.


40 posted on 11/12/2020 8:31:54 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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