This is not something Joe Biden should say. It is like Trump saying the only way that he loses the election is if it is rigged.
https://twitter.com/tylerpager/status/1315041824168448000
And even if it is likely Biden will win based upon current polling, pollsters still say there is a chance Trump wins in a fair contest. Talking like this can delegitimize election outcomes.
Loving all the people in my mentions telling me that I should learn something about how elections work.
To be clear: Biden can condemn the chicanery and the attempts by Republicans to make it harder to vote even during a pandemic. What he shouldn't say is that *the only way* he loses is if the other side cheats.
Glad to see Biden clarify this. (Trump has only double and triple-downed on his irresponsible “rigged” election rhetoric. twitter.com/andrewsolender…
All those people saying I was wrong to call this out: the fact that Biden responded so quickly and corrected the statement immediate until shows that the campaign recognizes the danger of delegitimizing rhetoric. The Trump campaign has done the opposite.
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