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Donald Trump declares victory as early as Tuesday night? Democrats Have Quick Response Plan

A senior Harris campaign official said he expects Trump to declare victory Tuesday night before all the votes are fully counted

Nov 2, 2024 12:17 57

Donald Trump declares victory as early as Tuesday night? Democrats Have Quick Response Plan  - 1

Democrats are preparing a quick response on social media and the airwaves with calls for calm and patience during the counting of votes. In the event that Donald Trump tries to prematurely declare an election victory, as he did in 2020. This was reported by representatives of the Democratic Party to the Reuters agency.

Former US President and Republican Party candidate Donald Trump told reporters that he hopes to be able to announce his victory on election day. While election experts warn that it is likely to take several days for the final result to be known, especially if there are calls for further counting of votes in some key areas.

The winners of US elections are usually announced by major media outlets that analyze the number of votes cast by election authorities. While candidates sometimes declare victory before these conclusions are drawn, it is unusual to do so without the winner being at least possibly known.

Democratic Party officials and Harris' campaign say the "primary fight” against any early claim of a Trump victory will be held "in the court of public opinion”. They plan to "flood“ social media and the airwaves with requests that all votes be counted before the winner is announced.

"As soon as the Republican candidate decides to pre-declare victory, we are ready to go on television and provide the truth, as well as use a wide network of people who can use their influence,” added a Democratic National Committee official .

A senior Harris campaign official said he expects, cc, before all the votes are fully counted.

In 2020, the former president declared himself the winner in the early morning hours after election day. He ended up losing to his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden.

Trump's campaign told the agency that the Republican candidate will fight for all the votes until the polls close, but did not directly answer the question of whether Trump plans to declare victory again before the race closes.