Trump gearing up to 'contest PA election results' if they go Harris’ way

30 Oct 2024, 14:03 by https://www.facebook.com/17108852506 · AlterNet

Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, D.C. on September 18, 2024 (Creative Commons)
Alex Henderson
October 30, 2024Bank

One of the most closely watched swing states on Election Night 2024 will be Pennsylvania, where Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have been campaigning aggressively in the hope of winning the state's 19 electoral votes.

Pennsylvania has gone Democrat in most of the United States' post-1980s presidential elections. But Trump carried Pennsylvania in 2016 before losing it to now-President Joe Biden four years later in 2020.

According to NBC News' Garrett Haake, Trump appears to be gearing up to "contest Pennsylvania election results" if they go Harris' way.

Trump, in an October 30 post on his Truth Social platform, wrote, "Pennsylvania is cheating, and getting caught, at large scales rarely seen before. REPORT CHEATING TO AUTHORITIES. Law Enforcement must act, NOW!"

In response to Trump's post, Haake tweeted, "Trump appears to be laying the groundwork to contest Pennsylvania election results, claiming without evidence this morning that the whole commonwealth somehow is cheering at 'large scale levels.'"

Polls, in late October, are showing a very close race in the Keystone State.

An InsiderAdvantage poll released on October 28 showed Trump with a 1 percent lead over Harris in Pennsylvania. But a CBS News poll that came out the following day found Harris and Trump tied.