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AP Explains: Election’s validity intact despite Trump claims
The Associated Press ^ | November 10, 2020 | By NOMAAN MERCHANT (D-AP)

Posted on 11/10/2020 1:00:55 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

The U.S. presidential election was not tainted by widespread voter fraud or irregularities in how ballots were counted, despite a huge effort by President Donald Trump to prove otherwise.

In refusing to concede the election, Trump claims that he would have won were it not for “illegal” votes counted in several states that he lost or where he is currently trailing. But Trump and his allies haven’t offered any proof and their legal challenges have largely been rejected by the courts.

WHAT IS TRUMP CHALLENGING?

The Trump campaign has filed more than a dozen lawsuits in at least five states.

Trump has won one victory so far: A state court ruled his campaign observers had to be allowed closer to the actual vote counting. That ruling had no impact on the outcome of the race.

On Monday, his campaign sued to force Pennsylvania not to certify the results of the election altogether. The 85-page lawsuit itself contained no evidence of voter fraud, other than a smattering of allegations such as an election worker in Chester County altering “over-voted” ballots by changing votes that had been marked for Trump to another candidate.

WHAT ARE TRUMP’S ALLIES SAYING?

Trump’s lawyers and campaign staff say the election is not over and that they are investigating claims in several states, though they continue to lack any evidence of widespread fraud that affected the outcome of the race.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

All disputes over the counts in each state must be complete by Dec. 8. Members of the Electoral College vote on Dec. 14. The U.S. House and Senate hold a joint session on Jan. 6, 2021, to count the electoral votes in each state.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: apfakenews; bias; election2020; fakeelection; fakemedia; fakenews; fakepresidentelect; goebbels; journalism; media; tds; thebiglie
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To: olivia3boys
Al Gore got 37 days.

Hillary got 4 years and counting...

21 posted on 11/10/2020 1:08:10 PM PST by Bernard Marx
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

GASLIGHTING

Mental abuse of America


22 posted on 11/10/2020 1:08:45 PM PST by Eddie01 (V)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ass Press division of our Ministry of Truth has spoken. Do not crimethink.


23 posted on 11/10/2020 1:08:55 PM PST by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“lack any evidence of widespread fraud”

When margins are small, the fraud need not be widespread.


24 posted on 11/10/2020 1:08:57 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Investigation OVER!


25 posted on 11/10/2020 1:09:33 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (Trump is solving the world's problems only to distract us from Russia.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
We need these bad boys:


26 posted on 11/10/2020 1:09:35 PM PST by Jim Noble
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sure, Jan.


27 posted on 11/10/2020 1:09:39 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“The U.S. presidential election was not tainted by widespread voter fraud or irregularities in how ballots were counted, despite a huge effort by President Donald Trump to prove otherwise.”

Now AP is claiming ultimate authority in US election law. Usurping every county clerk, every judge and every state in that role.

They don’t get to decide shit for the country. Least of all a federal election by the states.


28 posted on 11/10/2020 1:09:42 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The U.S. presidential election was not tainted by widespread voter fraud or irregularities in how ballots were counted, despite a huge effort by President Donald Trump to prove otherwise.

Oh, well, I guess the Republican poll watchers in Philly, Pittsburgh, and Detroit were welcomed with open arms in to the absentee ballot processing facilities on election night at 4 am?

29 posted on 11/10/2020 1:09:49 PM PST by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Bigtigermike; Olog-hai; nwrep
Has AP looked into this themselves? I don’t mean asking some random expert who could be bias but actually investigate through paper trails and look?

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30 posted on 11/10/2020 1:10:25 PM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
other than a smattering of allegations

If it was the Democrats suing the Republicans that would have been phrased as "the sworn testimony of many reliable and undisputed witnesses to the fraud".

31 posted on 11/10/2020 1:10:26 PM PST by KarlInOhio (The greatest threat to world freedom is the Chinese Communist Party and Joe Biden is their puppet.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
though they continue to lack any evidence of widespread fraud that affected the outcome of the race

It's the media that has no evidence to support their assertion

32 posted on 11/10/2020 1:10:38 PM PST by RatRipper ( Democrats and socialists are vile liars, thieves and murderers - enemies of good and America.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

33 posted on 11/10/2020 1:11:34 PM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Fraud can also achieved by tossing ballots or sending them to unsympathetic addresses.

The biggest problem may be taking ballots out of the recycling process in some states.


34 posted on 11/10/2020 1:12:20 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
...though they continue to lack any evidence of widespread fraud that affected the outcome of the race.

I'm actually glad they are giving us time to prepare by desperately continuing to state this. The moment they have to acknowledge the evidence is real - and damning - Antifa/BLM will be back on the streets attacking any Trump supporters they can find.

35 posted on 11/10/2020 1:12:22 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Obama judges and Democratic postal workers can be very helpful in election theft.


36 posted on 11/10/2020 1:13:32 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Channeling Goebbels.


37 posted on 11/10/2020 1:13:55 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: joshua c
and their legal challenges have largely been rejected by the courts.

Did I lose a week here? Is it November 20th, or something?    thinking face

38 posted on 11/10/2020 1:14:30 PM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: calenel

Was this ruling today??? What state was this??!


39 posted on 11/10/2020 1:14:49 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel (No weapon formed against me shall prosper! (Isaiah 54:17))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The AP are all commies.


40 posted on 11/10/2020 1:15:58 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything)
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