# Is Trump giving up?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [August 13, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-giving-up/1005638 "2024-08-13T04:05:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-giving-up/1005638/48 "2024-08-13T21:51:20Z")

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> [@Duckster](#):
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> He just needs to seed enough doubt with his supporters and create enough challenges that his SCOTUS court will anoint him the presidency.

It’s not going to come to that.

> [@Trump Pressured Georgia Official to ‘Find’ Enough Votes to Overturn Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pressured-georgia-official-to-find-enough-votes-to-overturn-election/929592/519):
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> (my emphasis) The local-level rat-fuckery is not going unopposed. That’s the whole point of Democracy Docket and Marc Elias’s advance efforts. Most of the potential bad actors are already exposed ([Rolling Stone article](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-swing-state-officials-election-deniers-1235069692/), [Rachel Maddow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQfI3awx-wo), etc.) and the remedial filings, lawsuits, and countersuits to overcome the bad-faith officials are already drafted. There’s an idea floating out there that a some number of local officials somewhere can summarily “refuse to certify” and suddenly that whole state…

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