Dear Friend,

In last night's debate, Donald Trump said outright that he "can't go along
with" an election decided with mail-in ballots.^1

This is after Trump called for all mail-in ballots to be discarded—and
said when it comes to transfer of power after the election, "there won't
be a transfer, frankly. There'll be a continuation."^2

He's not just blowing smoke: Inside sources say that Trump allies are
already developing a strategy to have electoral college delegates ignore
election results by creating a fake fraud scandal around vote-by-mail.^3

Trump already laid the groundwork in a tweet saying that the Nov. 3
election result “MAY NEVER BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED.”^4 Add to all this
evidence Trump’s obvious admiration of dictators and dictatorships, and
our democracy could be hanging by a thin thread by January 20, 2021.

[ [link removed] ]We’re preparing now to push Congressional leaders to protect the
election and uphold our democracy during and after the election. Will you
chip in to fight back against Trump’s threats?

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Picture this: it’s late on Election Night, and hundreds of thousands of
mail-in ballots in key battleground states have yet to be counted. Media
outlets don't call the race, but Trump claims victory based on the votes
that *have* been counted. And even if Biden pulls ahead, Trump won't
budge.

We could be just weeks away from the greatest constitutional crisis in 150
years.

That's just one of many scenarios defenders of democracy and our allies in
Congress are gaming out now, and determining how to fight back.

One of the first and most important steps: push senators to use all
available tools to block the confirmation of Trump's Supreme Court
nominee. At last night's debate Trump again said he is "counting on" the
Supreme Court to help him after the election.

Trump may wish otherwise, but America is not a dictatorship. We're
preparing to use all the levers of power in our democratic institutions to
ensure a peaceful transition of power.

[ [link removed] ]Will you chip in to demand Trump accept the results of the Nov. 3
election?

Thanks for standing with us.

Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress

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Sources:

1. Rev Services, "2020 Joe Biden Donald Trump 1st Debate Part 2,"
[ [link removed] ]September 30, 2020
2. NBC News, "Trump on peaceful transition if he loses: 'Get rid of the
ballots' and 'there won't be a transfer',"[ [link removed] ]September 23, 2020
3. The Atlantic, "The Election That Could Break America," [ [link removed] ]November
2020
4. Deadline, "Twitter Slaps Labels On Donald Trump’s Tweets Casting Doubt
On Mail-In Voting," [ [link removed] ]September 17, 2020
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