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In Michigan and Wisconsin, Kamala Harris is five and six points ahead. She will be president if it stays that way and the 60-year-old also wins Pennsylvania. Of all places, Donald Trump is now suddenly complaining about fraud.
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- Donald Trump writes about voter fraud in the swing state of Pennsylvania for no apparent reason, fueling speculation that he expects defeat there.
- A new poll sees Kamala Harris five and six points ahead in the swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin.
- Is that why Trump is nervous? If Harris takes Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, she will win the election.
- A harbinger for the time after the election? Trump files first election lawsuit – in Pennsylvania.
It’s a strange message that Donald Trump sent via Truth Social on the morning of October 30th. “Pennsylvania is cheating at a level rarely seen and getting caught,” writes the 78-year-old. “The judiciary must react now.”
Trump does not provide a reason or even evidence, NBC News journalist Garrett Haake notes, and wonders whether this is a harbinger for the time after the presidential election on November 5th: Will Donald Trump challenge the ballot legally if he loses?
The Internet message raises another question: “Has Trump just given any indication that he is losing Pennsylvania?” wonders “NJ.com” from New Jersey. “The ex-president seems worried that he has already lost the swing state,” it continues to be observed. Patrick Dillon is in the same vein.
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That would be fatal for Trump’s campaign: Pennsylvania is considered a swing state that the winner of the election must win in order to move into the White House. There are 19 voters Keystone State. For comparison: Michigan sends 15 electors, Wisconsin ten.
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The comparison is no coincidence: If Kamala Harris wins in these northern swing states, it doesn’t matter what the four others in the south in the “Sun Belt” decide. The Democrat would have exactly 270 voters, and these would be enough – even if Trump wins Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia.
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And in fact, the latest polls show Harris has increased her lead in Michigan and Wisconsin. In the latter state, according to CNN, she is six points ahead of Trump with 51 percent. In Wisconsin it reaches 48 percent, while Trump is at 43 percent. Six, seven and eight percent are still undecided in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
In other words: If it stays that way and the 60-year-old also wins Pennsylvania, the race will be over for Donald Trump. At least as far as the choice is concerned: legal action is by no means excluded in this case. In fact, Trump’s first lawsuit has already been filed. And which country does it affect? The circle closes – in Pennsylvania.
The lawsuit concerns Bucks County of all places: That is the district in which, according to a video, Trump ballot papers were thrown out. However, this clip turned out to be a Russian fake to manipulate the election, which the FBI was able to uncover.
“A sobering sign of what’s to come”
Now, according to a statement, the Trump campaign is claiming that voting is being hindered in Bucks County. However, no evidence was presented for this. “Trump’s first election lawsuit is a sobering sign of what’s to come,” says the liberal New Republic.
Trump also takes shots at other districts: “The Philadelphia Inquirer” describes how the ex-president spreads lies on Truth Social about Lancaster County and York County, where “false ballot papers” are being distributed. There is no evidence of this, emphasizes the US newspaper.
It seems like Donald Trump is getting nervous. He would have reason to do so: surveys among those who have already voted in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin show his opponent clearly in the lead – with 17, 26 and 22 percent. This lead will of course be put into perspective on the deadline on November 5th. The only question is how far.
What seems certain, however, is that Donald Trump would not accept defeat at the ballot box and would seek the decision in court.
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