With several key states still counting ballots, protests have broken out across the country, with the intent to either push for all the votes to be counted, or push for the counting of ballots to stop. Even before the election, several major cities, like D.C. and New York were boarding up stores in preparation for the outcome of the election.
The protests were exacerbated by Donald Trump tweeting about how he has won many key states, like Pennsylvania and Georgia. Despite the states not being done counting ballots. These remarks have caused his supporters to start protests to prevent ballots from being counted in places like Georgia, where Trump is currently leading. And protests to keep counting ballots in places like Arizona and Nevada, where Biden is leading, but Trump is closing the gap between them. So while Trump's base is flipping what they want in order to win, most people are protesting to simply prevent thousands of votes from being cast aside, silencing the people who cast those ballots.
So while results are waited on from Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Georgia protests will keep happening in order for votes to be counted. There has been confusion from some people about where all the Biden votes have come from, and the fact that they are all being counted after what looked like a very large Trump lead. This can be explained by Trump’s massive push to delegitimize mail-in votes and convincing his supporters to vote in person on Nov. 3rd. Making sure that their votes were counted first. Leading to the appearance of a large Trump lead. But after the polls closed the mail-in votes were counted, which were mostly for Biden, closing the gap and sometimes passing the Trump lead.
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WOW, I knew the election was going to bring protests. I never thought that protests would happen before a victor was declared. It seems like Trump supporters are attempt to keep trump in power by stopping the process. It seems to be failing as many states have starting turning blue. It is sad that America cannot have a peacefully overturning of power but I guess this is result of polarization.
What we saw in 2016 somewhat explains the unrest that is going on during this election. The political polarization in the US has caused so much anger that it has blinded people and make them one sided, causing the unrest we see today. Trump has always talked about elections being rigged, so it is not surprising that he would be on that train this election. I have a feeling that no matter what Trump and his supporters try, they will find that there has been little to no interference with our election this time, and that Joe Biden is still going to be the next president(unless the Supreme Court pulls something). Thank you so much for sharing!
What we saw in 2016 somewhat explains the unrest that is going on during this election. The political polarization in the US has caused so much anger that it has blinded people and make them one sided, causing the unrest we see today. Trump has always talked about elections being rigged, so it is not surprising that he would be on that train this election. I have a feeling that no matter what Trump and his supporters try, they will find that there has been little to no interference with our election this time, and that Joe Biden is still going to be the next president(unless the Supreme Court pulls something). Thank you so much for sharing!
(It posted as Unknown before, but it was because my computer had issues)
The protests that went on during this time, and especially President Trump's endorsement of them, were certainly shocking, but they were absolutely expected. President Trump has always had major issues with government proceedings that do not benefit his policies or public image in relation to his ability to act on those policies (see: any investigation conducted on him during his presidency, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and now the election). Trump has constantly given voice to the conspiracy theory that elections are rigged or the system is faulty when there is no evidence to suggest so, so I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised at this reaction.
Additionally, as others have stated as well, political polarization in the U.S. is at an all-time high, inspiring complete devotion to one's political affiliation or party even if said political affiliation is enacting policies and inspiring opinions that are based on faulty evidence or harmful views. However, it seems like these people participating in the protests are extreme cases and not representative of the majority of the U.S., as shown by the results of the election.
It's not surprising protests broke out so soon after votes were cast. With the tense political climate we're in, anger and violence seems to be a recurring theme. While I understand people feel strongly about their views and want to share them by means of protesting, it's honestly a lost cause at this point. No amount of protesting will shift the course of a presidential election three days after votes have already been cast, which is why I believe this is less about "getting justice," and more of a "sore-loser" type of situation. Additionally, with there being absolutely no evidence of voter-fraud, it's honestly just disappointing how willing people are to spread lies and fight for a dishonest cause. Again, I understand people are entitled to their beliefs, but I don't consider these protests to be neither productive nor effective.
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