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The National Interest:

Jonathan Chait

Putin’s 2020 Playbook

Our electoral

vulnerabilities are so

ex treme, the next hack

co uld easily be worse.

what if trump fails to win the Electoral College in 2020?

Would he refuse to accept the results of an election? The first

thing to remember is that he already has.

Back when Hillary Clinton was viewed as 20 16’s likely victor,

one widely expressed fear was that Donald Trump would not

abide by the outcome, threatening the tradition of peaceful

transfer of power that has survived more than two centuries.

What happened instead was something nobody anticipated:

Trump won—and still refused to accept the election results. He

has never stopped insisting that the national vote, which his

opponent carried by nearly 3 million ballots, was stolen. He has

periodically charged that millions of undocumented immigrants

cast votes for Clinton and that this fraud was carried out, for

some reason, in California, ra ther than in states where it might

have had some bearing on the outcome. In a recent address to

the Turning Point USA Teen Summit, Trump went further.

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august5–18, 2019 | newyork 9

inside: How a tween gamer gets it done / The first-ever art-world cancel-o-meter / Camping for models

PHOTOGRAPH:

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The National Interest:

Jonathan Chait

Putin’s 2020 Playbook

Our electoral

vulnerabilitiesareso

ex treme,the nexthack

co uldeasilybe worse.

whatiftrumpfailstowintheElectoralCollege in2020?

Wouldherefusetoaccepttheresultsofanelection?Thefirst

thingtorememberis thathealreadyhas.

BackwhenHillary Clintonwasviewedas 20 16’slikelyvictor,

onewidelyexpressedfearwasthat DonaldTrumpwouldnot

abidebytheoutcome,threateningthetraditionofpeaceful

transferofpowerthat hassurvivedmorethantwocenturies.

Whathappenedinsteadwassomethingnobodyanticipated:

Trumpwon—andstillrefusedtoaccepttheelectionresults.He

hasneverstoppedinsistingthat thenationalvote,whichhis

opponentcarriedbynearly3 millionballots,wasstolen.He has

periodicallychargedthat millionsofundocumentedimmigrants

castvotesforClintonandthat thisfraudwascarriedout,for

somereason,inCalifornia,ra therthaninstateswhereit might

havehadsomebearingontheoutcome.In a recentaddressto

theTurningPointUSATeenSummit,Trumpwentfurther.