Quote Originally Posted by Old_pie View Post
Can anyone with some understanding of American politics explain to me what is the objective in claiming false votes or victory before the counts are in?

Is Trump merely doing a face-saving exercise in the event he loses? Does he want a civil war and he's rallying his troops? I don't get it. Once the votes are counted then whatever rhetoric is going on now is meaningless. Same as us arguing whether we're going to win at Aldershot or not - we may have different opinions but there's no point on going to court at 4.20 if we are 3-1 down.
I don't think you need to understand American politics, you just need to understand Donald Trump.

Everything is a zero sum game that he has to win, with no concern for ethical issues. This is the guy who as a billionaire rips off small contractors and when they sue him he counter sues them for more than they can afford to force them to give up - because he can.