US election 2024
As a precautionary measure, Trump is sowing doubts about the outcome of the election – with allegations of fraud
Four years ago, Trump did not accept his election defeat – and thus caused US democracy to falter. Now he seems to be using a similar strategy.
On the weekend before the US election, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as a precautionary measure sowed doubts about a possible election defeat and raised unsubstantiated allegations of fraud. During a campaign appearance in the hotly contested state of Pennsylvania, he called the Democrats a “demonic party” and in lengthy statements accused them of cheating in the presidential election on Tuesday (November 5th). The 78-year-old told ABC News that he assumed the winner of the race for the White House would be decided on election night.
The fact that the ex-president is stirring up fears of election fraud in such detail so shortly before election day is probably no coincidence – and is reminiscent of his actions four years ago. On election night, Trump declared himself the winner in 2020 – and called for a stop to the vote counting when he was temporarily ahead of his challenger Joe Biden. To this day he does not recognize his election defeat.
There are fears in the USA that Trump could now repeat this strategy. It is likely that the result of the election will not be known within a few hours of the polls closing. Postal votes in particular are delaying the counting process in some states.
Trump: USA is an occupied country
During his election campaign appearances, Trump also played on the fears of people in the USA and painted the picture of a “country in decline”. He said: “If I win, the American people will take control of this country again. The United States is now an occupied country.”
He insulted his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in the usual manner. “She has no clue. She’s like a child when it comes to the economy.” The vote comes down to a neck-and-neck race between the US vice president and Trump.
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Polls also predict close races in the particularly competitive swing states – both are roughly equal in polls there. That’s why the two candidates are concentrating particularly on these states in the last few meters. In addition to Pennsylvania, Trump also had Georgia and North Carolina on Sunday’s agenda. Harris was in Michigan.
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