The 2020 election will be a fiasco

“The president has very little, if any, power with how elections are conducted. Trump’s power is that he has no shame and that shamelessness has infected his entire political party,” said Democratic lawyer Marc Elias. w/@peterbakernyt @NYTnickc @maggieNYT https://t.co/G6AMS5gCPg

— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) August 8, 2020

The longer it takes to affirm the election result, the more doubt Trump can sow.

And the more effective he will be in doing so.https://t.co/GSvxikEpTO

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 11, 2020

Only one in five voters (21%) say they are "very confident" that the November election will be conducted fairly and accurately via new Monmouth poll.

42% say they are somewhat confident, 24% say not too confident and 12% so not at all confident.

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 11, 2020

trump will almost certainly try to contest the election results regardless of what happens but the best way to rob the effort of any oxygen is to make sure he’s losing on election night. https://t.co/Ox804iOlSs

— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) August 11, 2020

New Monmouth poll among voters concerned about election meddling in 2020: Who is most likely to be the source of any election meddling?

Republican voters:
55% Democrats
12% China
11% Post Office
6% Russia

Democratic voters:
40% Russia
31% Trump
16% Republicans
9% China

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 11, 2020

47% of Republicans say they are "very optimistic" about the 2020 presidential election vs. 24% of Democrats who say the same via new Monmouth poll out today.

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 11, 2020