CNN: “Behind the scenes, Democrats are preparing to confront President Donald Trump if he loses the election next month to Democrat Joe Biden – if Trump claims that the result is rigged, refuses to engage in a peaceful transition or tries to challenge the result through the courts, Congress or statehouses. The Biden campaign and congressional Democrats are strategizing together to wage a post-election response to Trump on two fronts – anticipating both a legal challenge and a messaging war – as Trump’s attacks on the election have only intensified while he’s lagging in the polls two weeks ahead of Election Day, with voting already underway. Outside groups are also mobilizing to try to blunt any efforts to dispute the vote count after November 3.”

“Trump has repeatedly made baseless claims that the election will be fraudulent and stolen from him, saying, ‘The only way we’re going to lose this election is if the election is rigged.’ Democratic sources say that they are taking the President at his word. The Biden campaign is preparing for any number of legal contingencies that could arise if the vote is close, while lawmakers are preparing for plausible – and also quite implausible – scenarios that could arise if the presidential election were kicked to Congress to decide a winner. Democrats are also readying a response to Trump’s claims of fraud – which could cause his voters to doubt the legitimacy of the result, even if it’s a Biden landslide – with plans underway for nationwide protests should Trump try to dispute the result. They’re also working with social media companies to try to discourage a premature declaration of victory on election night.”