Trump Accuses ABC and Washington Post of Creating a "Possibly Illegal Suppression Poll." There is No Such Thing.

President Donald Trump accused ABC Information and The Washington Publish of making a “probably unlawful suppression Ballot” that he claims affected voter turnout within the state of Wisconsin, which went to Joe Biden in final week’s election. Biden gained the state with 49.6 % of the vote.

Trump claimed the ballot confirmed him “down 17 factors in Wisconsin when, in actual fact, on Election Day, the race was even” and insisted “we at the moment are getting ready to win the state.”

The Pretend Pollsters at @ABC/@washingtonpost produced a probably unlawful suppression Ballot simply earlier than the Election displaying me down 17 factors in Wisconsin when, in actual fact, on Election Day, the race was even – & we at the moment are getting ready to win the state. Many such “deplorable” cases!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 11, 2020

There is no such thing as a such factor as a “suppression ballot.” It’s a time period created and weaponized by the president to solid the outcomes of the election into doubt.

Trump attacked so-called “suppression polls” earlier than the election as effectively, saying throughout a press convention in Nevada in October, “There’s super assist. Ballot numbers are excellent. You don’t see the true ballot numbers.”

Members of the Trump marketing campaign have echoed the time period as effectively, Final week, pollster John McLaughlin mentioned he obtained a name from the president concerning the ABC Information/Washington Publish ballot he refers to within the tweet above.

“The president referred to as me and mentioned, `Might this be true?,’” McLaughlin said on John Catsimatidis’ 77 WABC “Cats At Night time” radio present Wednesday. He says he advised the president “no.“ “That is their technique. They wish to suppress your vote.”

Alan is a author, editor, and information junkie primarily based in New York.