A Republican state legislator in Pennsylvania used figures from the improper election to assert widespread voter fraud within the state – and Donald Trump took to Twitter early Saturday morning to quote that knowledge.
In a tweet, Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano used numbers from the primary to counsel that over one million votes had been pulled from skinny air within the common election.
This was posted on our Division of State dashboard however had since been deleted. pic.twitter.com/bDmvCK0kDB
— Senator Doug Mastriano (@SenMastriano) November 27, 2020
As Derek Willis famous on Twitter, it’s “astounding” {that a} state official in Pennsylvania would overtly use knowledge from the improper election as a foundation to overturn the outcomes, however that is the place the present Republican Celebration is.
{That a} Pennsylvania state senator would use figures from the improper election is astounding.
Both it’s ignorance or unhealthy religion, neither of which is nice for PA or the nation. https://t.co/NIp7sarPKS
— Derek Willis (@derekwillis) November 28, 2020
Donald Trump – a person who insists on creating an alternate universe by which his supporters can stay – cited Sen. Mastriano’s knowledge in a tweet of his personal.
The 1,126,940 votes had been created out of skinny air. I gained Pennsylvania by so much, maybe greater than anybody will ever know. The Pennsylvania votes had been RIGGED. All different swing states additionally. The world is watching! https://t.co/zmnk34Ny23
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 28, 2020
It received even worse on Saturday as Mastriano urged that “mounting proof” reveals that the presidential election in Pennsylvania was stolen and that the state legislature ought to choose delegates to the Electoral School that may overturn Biden’s win.
There’s mounting proof that the PA presidential election was compromised. If that is so, beneath Article II, Part 1.2 of the US Structure, the state legislature has the only real authority to direct the style of choosing delegates to the Electoral School. (1)
— Senator Doug Mastriano (@SenMastriano) November 28, 2020
Due to this fact, we’re introducing a Decision to train our obligation and authority to nominate delegates to the Electoral School. (3)
— Senator Doug Mastriano (@SenMastriano) November 28, 2020
As lawsuits and recounts fail, Trump is hoping state officers will overturn outcomes
As Donald Trump and his clown automobile of legal professionals will get laughed out of court docket rooms all throughout the nation – and as recounts in a number of states do nothing to change the end result – the outgoing president is hoping state officers will overturn the outcomes for him.
It’s why he took to Twitter on Saturday to reward “the courageous women and men in state homes” who’re humoring his attempt to overturn the results of an election that Joe Biden clearly gained.
Happily, these efforts are more likely to fail, as Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) mentioned on Saturday.
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) says Donald Trump’s “determined try” to overturn the electoral leads to the state will fail, identical to his lawsuits. pic.twitter.com/22o5COQzgz
— PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) November 28, 2020
“President will fail in overturning any of those Electoral School challenges,” Rep. Dean mentioned.
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Sean Colarossi at present resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts diploma in Journalism from the College of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for each of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He additionally labored with Deliberate Parenthood as an Inexpensive Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, serving to northeast Ohio residents receive medical health insurance protection.
