States like Pennsylvania aren’t even going to start counting mail-in votes until the day after the election. So, if it comes down to that state, Trump is going to insist that he’s actually won, the courts may step in and this whole thing could quickly go sideways.
And if you think Trump will be sitting in the White House allowing the whole thing to unfold, think again:
Even if there isn’t a clear winner the day after the election, President Donald Trump may still take his MAGA message on the road.
Top surrogates for the Trump campaign have been told to keep their Novembers clear for potential campaign events. And Trump campaign advisers said not to rule out the possibility Trump continues his rallies even as election officials continue to count ballots after the Nov. 3 election, according to a campaign surrogate and two Trump advisers.
With the possibility that there might not be a clear winner on election night in key swing states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina, the campaign has discussed putting Trump and his family on the road to give a morale boost to supporters and let the president fire off about the election to crowds.
“Don’t miscount the fact that Trump will continue to do rallies while they’re still counting votes,” said one adviser to the Trump campaign.
Some surrogates have already been told to keep their schedules flexible for potential travel after the election.
“There’s been discussions about travel opportunities for Trump and his family if we don’t have a result on election day, but nothing definitive on where he would go or how many people we would deploy,” said one campaign aide. “If we still don’t have results in Michigan and North Carolina or Pennsylvania and Nevada on Nov. 4, he might hit those states individually.”
There can only be one reason he will do this. He will go to places where he may not win, call the election rigged and get his people all riled up to do … something.
I’m increasingly worried about what he’s going to do.