Trump has until Wednesday to request a recount in Wisconsin. It would cost $7.9 million.

[Kaeden]

edit: to add for clarity, the amount would need to be paid upfront because the margin is greater than 0.25%

Because the margin is more than 0.25%, the aggrieved candidate must prepay the estimated costs of the recount at the time of requesting it.

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Think he'll do it? And the money would cost the campaign, not him directly. But that's the title of the article so...

President Trump's campaign has until 6 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday to pay $7.9 million if it wants to pursue a recount of the state's 3.2 million ballots. The Wisconsin Elections Commission announced the recount cost on Monday after receiving estimates from all 72 of the state's counties.

The estimate is about four times the cost of Wisconsin's 2016 presidential recount, which came in at around $2 million. Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin's chief election official, said the higher bill is partly because of coronavirus protocols that need to be followed, including the "need for larger spaces to permit public observation and social distancing."

If the Trump campaign requests the recount and pays the cost upfront, a recount would begin Thursday and must be completed by Dec. 1, the commission said. Wisconsin law requires the election to be certified by the commission on Dec. 1. Unofficial results show that President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. beat Mr. Trump in Wisconsin by 20,470 votes — about 0.62 percent of the state's vote. State law requires a campaign requesting a recount to pay for it if the margin is greater than 0.25 percent.

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Presidential Transition: Biden Plans to Announce Key White House Positions on Tuesday (Published 2020)

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivered remarks on the struggling economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. He is retaining his lead over President Trump in Georgia as a hand recount there continues.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Link]

He'll probably get his brainless chuds to pay for it.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

P-L-E-A-S-E do it.

Please.

You'll catch those dastardly illegal votes, I just know it!

 

[Arrakis]

Probably make the campaign pay for it and when the bill comes due claim bankruptcy for the campaign, check and mate

 

[.exe]

Another two dozen emails every hour to his mailing list then.

 

[BWoog]

He's not going to do it because he wants to pocket the cash and KNOWS he lost.

 

[Lump]

I can't imagine he will. But if he does, that's an absolute indication that he's drinking his own kool-aid.

He's far more likely to tweet that any recount would be equally corrupt and pointless. If his base is going to swallow any and all bullshit, then there's no reason to pay up. Better for Trump to pocket those sweet donations and pay off some debts.

 

[BrickArts295]

Better to get it over with it and leave no doubts behind.

 

[entremet]

He's not going to do it because he wants to pocket the cash and KNOWS he lost.

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Yeah, if you read the fine print, most of the donations are going to him lol.

 

[Shoeless]

I can't imagine he will. But if he does, that's an absolute indication that he's drinking his own kool-aid.

He's far more likely to tweet that any recount would be equally corrupt and pointless. If his base is going to swallow any and all bullshit, then there's no reason to pay up. Better for Trump to pocket those sweet donations and pay off some debts.

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Can't he just say he needs this for the recount so he can get the facts, even if the Fake News Media reports that he's NOT doing it? Since everything the Fake News reports is fake anyway, he can just say the battle continues, but the news is getting it all wrong, as usual.

 

[MisterHero]

that's a lot of student tuitions he could pay for

he's not that nice though

 

[Damaniel]

He's not going to pay for a recount. I wish he would though - then he could lose all over again!

 

[Commedieu]

he already said there is no point to recounts because they're counting illegal votes to begin with.

However, they will grift money from their idiot supporters and pocket the money.

GA recount had to happen as per law, the only republican win there was to do a literal hand count.

 

[Punchline]

Probably make the campaign pay for it and when the bill comes due claim bankruptcy for the campaign, check and mate

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wouldn't this make him look worse than he already does with this shit? i feel like a lot of people see him as a rich guy and coming to bankruptcy, however frivolous it may actually be, just makes him look like a broke loser.

 

[Deleted member 2802]

Another two dozen emails every hour to his mailing list then.

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You've ignored Don Jr, you've ignored Ivanka, you've ignore donaldo
Jesus wants you to pay for drumpfs recounts lul

 

[Kaeden]

It doesn't appear that excess campaign money can just be pocketed by him and used for anything he wants. Would that be correct? I'm sure he could find a way to do that though, I think that's well within the realm of stuff he has no problems figuring out.

 

[Stencil]

No way he's doin' it. Broke boy wouldn't spend that money if his life depended on it. He'll just keep whining.

 

[entremet]

It doesn't appear that excess campaign money can just be pocketed by him and used for anything he wants. Would that be correct? I'm sure he could find a way to do that though, I think that's well within the realm of stuff he has no problems figuring out.

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I mean, who has held this man accountable so far?

 

[Clefargle]

Is he more of a cheapskate or a fuckwad?

we're gonna find out

 

[Arrakis]

wouldn't this make him look worse than he already does with this shit? i feel like a lot of people see him as a rich guy and coming to bankruptcy, however frivolous it may actually be, just makes him look like a broke loser.

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The man has declared bankruptcy 6 times , convinced his supporters that bankruptcy is not failure it's genius , and is now grifting the shit out of his base so it "looks" like he didn't lose fairly so that they tune in to his new fuhrer cable news network so they can share the disappointment of not being able to lock kids in cages anymore

 

[Teh_Lurv]

You've ignored Don Jr, you've ignored Ivanka, you've ignore donaldo
Jesus wants you to pay for drumpfs recounts lul

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[Kard8p3]

lmao please waste your money you fucking chumps.

 

[Rygar 8Bit]

This is another good way for him to scam his rubes and have a fund raiser to drain them of even more money to line his pockets.

 

[rokkerkory]

How will he siphon $ from tax payers or donators for this

 

[RoninZ]

Any news on how much money his presidental campaign has raised? Can he Pocket that money after January when they kick him on his ass?

 

[danm999]

get the money up front Wisconsin...

 

[dragonbane]

He will raise money for it, then say it's corrupt anyway and just pocket it.

 

[Yerffej]

May he forever suck shit.

 

[walkinfast]

If the Trump campaign requests the recount and pays the cost upfront

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So there's no way he's going to request a recount then.

 

[Deleted member 36578]

I would love to see the exact break down of why the FUCK it would cost that much to begin with. What are they wanting to rent out to do these counts? Everyone gets all you can eat / drink and massages 24/7?

 

[Solid SOAP]

It would be nice if that money was allocated elsewhere... but fucking do it, you dumb fuck.

 

[Kaeden]

Any news on how much money his presidental campaign has raised? Can he Pocket that money after January when they kick him on his ass?

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I was doing some basic searching on this and it appears he can't just pocket it, but there seems to be a lot it can be used for so there's a lot of potential for grey areas and prob stuff that no one will hold him accountable for.

 

[Strike]

Yeah, he's not coughing up that money.

 

[8byte]

If he did it, it would just be good for Wisconsin's economy. However, the reality is, he wouldn't pay the Bill, and it will cost the state money that they'll never get back.

 

[Walter White Walker]

He's not going to pay for it. He knows he lost and will just continue milking morons for money that he puts toward his debt.

 

[Dyle]

Yeah they were never going to pay for any of these. That's what sore loser laws are for

 

[Sheepinator]

Most of the money he's collecting from his fools is going into his pocket, and he's not reaching in there to pay for some recount.

 

[PortisheadBiscuit]

He won't pay, he knows deep down Wisconsin don't F with him like that, a recount would further solidify that.

 

[Everybody Lies]

If he was going to do it and believed he had a real shot in Wisconsin, he would have done it already. He will string it along and put on his little play for his base, but it is performative and nothing more.

 

[Link]

He's not going to do it because he wants to pocket the cash and KNOWS he lost.

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This is an excellent point and I'd like to amend my reply:

He'll probably get his brainless chuds to pay for it and then not actually request it.

 

[nihilence]

Make sure he pays in full up front. He has a history of refusing to pay off he doesn't get his way.

 

[Deleted member 21709]

wouldn't this make him look worse than he already does with this shit? i feel like a lot of people see him as a rich guy and coming to bankruptcy, however frivolous it may actually be, just makes him look like a broke loser.

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He's been requesting campaign donations for a while with the byline that half of the donation will go to debt relief.

 

[Tom Nook]

Pay for the recounts, lose that state again.

 

[Sheepinator]

Make sure he pays in full up front. He has a history of refusing to pay off he doesn't get his way.

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El Paso is still waiting on the $569K or so that he owes from having a rally there back around Feb 2019. They'll never see a dime.

Never do a service for that grifter and expect to be paid later. Never.

 

[fallengorn]

He's not wasting that money on a recount if he can funnel it to himself.

 

[jelly]

Is he really taking campaign donations into his own pocket ? Isn't that a crime and do his base know it's a scam?

 

[Kaeden]

El Paso is still waiting on the $569K or so that he owes from having a rally there back around Feb 2019. They'll never see a dime.

Never do a service for that grifter and expect to be paid later. Never.

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I'll never understand how some people can go for so long without paying debts. I forget to pay my credit card for a month and my credit score starts to drop and they're calling me left and right. How does he have so much unpaid and just out there lingering to never be paid?

 

[Sheepinator]

I'll never understand how some people can go for so long without paying debts. I forget to pay my credit card for a month and my credit score starts to drop and they're calling me left and right. How does he have so much unpaid and just out there lingering to never be paid?

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Did you nominate one third of the Supreme Court and one quarter of all other judges? Well then.

 

[set0k]

So he'll request it at 11:59 PM on Tuesday.

 

[Flaurehn]

He will make his donors pay, and then claim that he fell short by like a thousand dollars and go "well, the corrupt dems took your money from me and won't refund" but will keep the money of course