Former President Trump argued that Republicans profitable the favored vote is “tough” due to Democratic energy in sure strongholds forward of Election Day on Tuesday.
Trump mentioned at a rally in Virginia that votes have to end up on Tuesday as a result of he needs to win “everything,” together with the favored vote. However he mentioned states like California make profitable the favored vote powerful.
“When you have New York, Illinois and California, you have automatically, it’s like ridiculous, automatically goes to a Democrat, it’s tough to win the popular vote because they’re three big states,” he mentioned.
Whereas Trump received the presidency in 2016, he was unsuccessful in profitable the favored vote that yr in opposition to Hillary Clinton or in 2020 in opposition to President Biden. Democrats have received the favored vote prior to now 5 of six presidential elections going again to 2000, although Republicans have received within the Electoral School three of these occasions.
Trump claimed that polls are exhibiting him main “everything” and that he expects to win the favored vote. He additionally alluded to his false claims of voter fraud serving to Democrats, as he has claimed value him reelection in 2020.
“I’d love to win the popular vote with them cheating. Let them cheat because that’s what they do. They do it very well. They’re very professional, but I think we have a really good chance to win the popular vote, and I think things are going to be very interesting,” he mentioned.
As a result of the Electoral School requires candidates to win sufficient states to equal 270 electoral votes, profitable the favored vote isn’t essentially sufficient to recover from the end line. Democrats have extra just lately been the sufferer of this impact, as frequent winners of the favored vote just lately however falling quick within the Electoral School.
Clinton received the favored vote by 2 factors in 2016 however narrowly misplaced the electoral vote. Biden received the favored vote by 4.5 factors however solely narrowly pulled off an electoral win.
Consultants have mentioned Vice President Harris could not have sufficient to win the favored vote by as a lot as previous Democrats due to some shifts within the citizens giving Republicans an enchancment in fashionable vote margins that don’t essentially assist in the Electoral School.
Trump’s go to to Virginia is considered one of a few stops he’s making this weekend to states which have leaned Democratic and are anticipated to vote for Harris comfortably.
