Posted on 11/03/2020 5:21:25 AM PST by Mel48
If news organizations declare Joe Biden the mathematical president-elect, he plans to address the nation as its new leader, even if President Trump continues to fight in court, advisers tell Axios.
Why it matters: Biden advisers learned the lesson of 2000, when Al Gore hung back while George W. Bush declared victory in that contested election, putting the Democrat on the defensive while Bush acted like the winner.
So if Biden is declared the winner, he'll begin forming his government and looking presidential — and won't yield to doubts Trump might try to sow.
Biden's schedule for Tuesday includes a clue to this posture: He "will address the nation on Election Night in Wilmington, Delaware." Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon told reporters Monday that even if all the votes aren't counted tonight, the campaign should have "a very good sense of where we're headed":
"We're not really concerned about what Donald Trump says. ... We're going to use our data, our understanding of where this is headed, and make sure that the vice president is addressing the American people."
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Don’t worry about what is not going to happen!
Funny how the left has no issue with this when they do it ...
How 3rd worldish of him...
“The situation has changed”...
As usual, they plan to do exactly what they’ve been claiming Trump would do.
Don’t you have to win the election before you can declare that you won?
I have heard rumors that a couple of swing-states may count all mail-in ballots BEFORE they start to tally in-person votes cast today.
That could be a way to ‘claim’ Biden is mathematically ahead late tonight...
States with dem Governors and/or dem SOS would be the ones to try this trick.
Yep, to hear the MSM tell it, President Trump's presidency was over weeks ago and he shouldn't be doing anything.
He will be delivering a concession speech!
Have they dusted off obama’s “ president elect” podium?
“Don’t you have to win the election before you can declare that you won?”
The participation trophy generation don’t believe that.
Slight fix here for accuracy; "make sure that the [EX]vice president is addressing the American people." (which is all that he ever will be!)
Thus began CW2.
That will be difficult... Especially if he’s behind in the electoral vote count.
I can see a collusion between the networks declaring Joe the winner, regardless of the actual numbers and then doing everything they can to suppress any information that would be contrary to the narrative.
I wouldn’t put it past the left to do anything, including premature declaration of Joe being the winner.
Biden advisers learned the lesson of 2000 (Bush v Gore)
Yep, start lying early and often, challenge every conservative-leaning absentee/mail-in (Military), ask for recounts until it goes 'D' then STOP right there. Exclude 'R' watchers from back rooms, delay, delay, delay!
The lesson of Florida 2000 was that 'R' needed to make noise and not make nice while the 'D' do 'practical politics' which means WINNING!
Neither do I but actions like that with Trump are going to have consequences.
Trump will do the same thing, address the nation when its clear only cheating can defeat him. I would suggest Trump not wait for the media to declare him the winner though or he’ll be waiting months. I.e if we are in the same situation as 2016 he should immediately go out and declare victory and not wait until 2am when its called because 2am will not come this year.
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