Election-rigging fears and claims designed to ‘depress’ Trump turnout – analyst

Reports of various election irregularities in key battleground states, both real and exaggerated, are really a sabotage campaign designed to “depress” the Trump turnout, and it’s a problem Americans will continue to struggle with “until someone goes to jail,” US political commentator and Newsmax columnist Michael Shannon says.

“This has to stop. We have to go back to same day voting. The only absentee ballots are for the military and for government employees who are deployed overseas. Otherwise, you need to get down to the polls on Election Day and vote. Preferably with a paper ballot. Everything is counted by about 9:30 or 10 like we did for decades here in the United States,” Shannon told Sputnik.

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📹 David Sachs: "This is not just about Trump versus Kamala Harris. It is going to be about how we're ruled. Are we ruled by these corrupted entities?... It is really the enemy of democracy"

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⚡️ At the moment, Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump is leading in the most states, including Idaho, Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wyoming, Utah, Louisiana, Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Florida and Michigan. So far, he has secured 230 electoral votes.

In contrast, Kamala Harris is leading in California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia, Washington with a total of 209 electoral votes.

In the swing state of Arizona, the two candidates are running neck and neck.

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Rural and urban voters vs. the political machine: Analyst outlines why it can be so difficult to flip states

The all-important battleground states’ tendency for voting for one candidate or the other can come down to the organization and strength of the local political machine, with the ability or lack thereof to flip rural or urban areas, rather than states as a whole, being the real deciding factor, says veteran US and international politics expert Joe Siracusa.

“Keep in mind that when you're talking about the states we're talking about, the rural areas tend to be more conservative or Republican. And we are talking about the urban areas, which tend to be run by political machines, which are mostly Democratic. This was the nature of the beast,” Siracusa told Sputnik. “So think about rural and urban. And, you know, if you can flip the rural or the urban, you're really doing something very, very different.”

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Trump has had three ‘iconic’ things happen to him this campaign that may push him over the top - Michael Shannon

From his assassination attempt and iconic fist raised “fight, fight!” photo to his unexpectedly successful McDonald’s campaign stop photo-op and his throwing Joe Biden’s “garbage” comments straight back at him by coming to a rally with in a garbageman’s vest, Donald Trump has enjoyed three major bumps to his campaign which could propel him to the White House, political commentator and Newsmax columnist Michael Shannon tells Sputnik.

“He has struck a nerve with many people here in the States, and so I think that the chance he flips a state is very strong…If the Trump momentum is real, I think there’s a very good chance that he flips at least one and maybe more states.”

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❗️Trump is leading in the swing state of Pennsylvania with 51.2% with over 90% of the votes counted.

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⚡️Nevada starts to count votes!

Check out what is happening in other swing states.

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⚡️At the moment, Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump is leading in the most states, including Idaho, Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wyoming, Utah, Louisiana, Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Florida and Michigan. So far, he has secured 247 electoral votes.

In contrast, Kamala Harris is leading in California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Hawaii with a total of 210 electoral votes.

In the swing state of Arizona, the two candidates are running neck and neck.

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⚡️Finally, Alaska comes out of the cold with its initial results!

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❗️Fox News FORECAST: Trump is on track to win 277 electoral college votes, ensuring his victory in the US presidential election.

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⚡️At the moment, Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump is leading in the most states, including Alaska, Idaho, Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wyoming, Utah, Louisiana, Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Florida and Michigan. So far, he has secured 248 electoral votes.

In contrast, Kamala Harris is leading in California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Hawaii with a total of 214 electoral votes.

In the swing state of Arizona, the Republican candidate currently leads by a slim margin (Trump - 50.1%, Harris - 49.1%).

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💬 Kamala Harris not compelling candidate, unlikely to have won primary - US foreign policy expert

Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov, Managing Editor of CovertAction Magazine:

It is unlikely that Kamala Harris, who was “anointed” to take Joe Biden’s place after he dropped out of the presidential race, would have ever been elected in the primary.

“She's not a very compelling candidate. She doesn't come across as somebody with particularly high intellect or great leadership qualities or really much of a message that will, you know, mobilize people on her behalf,” he noted.

Accordingly, a lot of young people who might form part of the Democratic Party base are “not enthusiastic” about Harris and are “not turning out” to vote.

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