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<blockquote data-quote="Thebrownblob" data-source="post: 5867183" data-attributes="member: 60485">He just can’t help himself[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-claims-2024-will-be-rigged-putting-republican-turnout-at-risk-830b213d[/URL]Too Big to Rig.” That is the phrase Trump began unveiling in recent weeks, including in an appearance in Greensboro, N.C. His campaign also has printed signs with the slogan <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/to-understand-trumps-staying-power-with-the-white-working-class-look-at-michigan-fced099d" target="_blank">to hand out to supporters</a>. The idea behind the pitch is this: Trump needs a lead so large that no one can take it away.“We want a landslide,” Trump said at the rally. “We have to win so that it’s too big to rig.”The line has garnered energetic applause from the Trump faithful, but it presents messaging challenges for Republicans. Even as the former president says the voting process could be rigged, he is urging GOP supporters to participate in it anyway. Trump also needs to woo <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-new-hampshire-biden-november-election-50c8a007" target="_blank">moderate and swing voters</a>, yet they could be turned off by his drumbeat of election-fraud claims.“There is no way to effectively toe this line,” said David Becker, director of the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation and Research, focused on election administration. “When you still want voters to turn out but you’re telling them it’s rigged—it’s no surprise that some of them are on the fence about that.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thebrownblob, post: 5867183, member: 60485"] He just can’t help himself [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-claims-2024-will-be-rigged-putting-republican-turnout-at-risk-830b213d[/URL] Too Big to Rig.” That is the phrase Trump began unveiling in recent weeks, including in an appearance in Greensboro, N.C. His campaign also has printed signs with the slogan [URL='https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/to-understand-trumps-staying-power-with-the-white-working-class-look-at-michigan-fced099d']to hand out to supporters[/URL]. The idea behind the pitch is this: Trump needs a lead so large that no one can take it away. “We want a landslide,” Trump said at the rally. “We have to win so that it’s too big to rig.” The line has garnered energetic applause from the Trump faithful, but it presents messaging challenges for Republicans. Even as the former president says the voting process could be rigged, he is urging GOP supporters to participate in it anyway. Trump also needs to woo [URL='https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-new-hampshire-biden-november-election-50c8a007']moderate and swing voters[/URL], yet they could be turned off by his drumbeat of election-fraud claims. “There is no way to effectively toe this line,” said David Becker, director of the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation and Research, focused on election administration. “When you still want voters to turn out but you’re telling them it’s rigged—it’s no surprise that some of them are on the fence about that.” [/QUOTE]

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