Trump campaign has given up on Wisconsin recount

[octoberlib]

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[Blue Owl]

1. I knew Donny would be too cheap (or broke) to pay for it

Big billionaire my ass...

[belpejic]

2. Recount team probably demanded payment up front.

[42bambi]

4. LOL ... so true.

[GopherGal]

15. Apparently true.

I guess the rule is that requester pays up front for recount. Citations below. (I also thought I read that the payment is refunded if the result is changed, but can't find citation now.) Kudos to the Badger State for having the foresight to Deadbeat-Donnie-proof their recount process!

Trump can demand a recount if the official tally shows him losing by 1 percentage point or less. If he were behind by less than a quarter of a point, the state would pay for the recount. If he were behind by a quarter of a point to 1 point, his campaign would have to pay a few million dollars to cover the cost of the recount.

[link:https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/04/wisconsin-results-down-wire-again-milwaukee-ballot-count/6123344002/|]

If the official results show the race being decided by a quarter of a percentage point or less, the state will pay for the recount. If the margin is between a quarter of a percentage point and a point, Trump's campaign will have to pay for it.

In that case, the state would give the Trump campaign an estimate that must be paid before the recount can begin.

[link:https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/04/tight-margin-wisconsin-attention-turns-potential-recount/6158320002/|]

[joshcryer]

19. That's fucking hilarious.

[pfitz59]

3. Wisconsin told them to pony up the cash for a recount

The Trump team said "let me check my wallet....'

[Maeve]

7. Or "Will you take a check?"

[sheshe2]

5. They are broke.

He also knows he lost.

[Deuxcents]

6. All blow n no go

Because that’s what cowards do. Sure helps when there’s cameras documenting the count.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. I think their only remaining option is sending in those Texas Trump train losers. nt

[Marie Marie]

9. Womp womp.

[Wounded Bear]

10. Reality bites, don't it? nt

[bearsfootball516]

11. It's 3 million for a recount.

There's no way in hell Trump was going to pay it. The campaign is broke.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. Too soon! Make them waste the money. NT

[gratuitous]

13. Can't pay for it

And apparently Trump's bankrollers have decided at last to cut their losses and put away their wallets. I don't know what a recount would cost - $100,000? - but after all the millions they've spent, this is where they're drawing the line. Sad!

[SoCalNative]

14. $3 million

I don't think he has $3 to spare

[gratuitous]

17. Off by a factor of 30

I've made worse wild-ass guesses. Still, even $3 million is a pittance against what's already been spent on the failed Trump re-election effort, and the bankrollers have said no. I wonder if Trump will have the nerve to name and "shame" them in his incessant tweets?

[yellowcanine]

16. That was too easy. Maybe something else going down?

Like Georgia? He loses Georgia and he really has no use for Wisconsin.

[tanyev]

18. "I will pay you on Jan. 20th for a recount today."

They didn’t fall for it?