Twitter Users Post #IHaveWonPennsylvania In Response To Trump Pennsylvania Win Claims
KEY POINTS
- Donald Trump leads in the tally of Pennsylvania's votes, but the many yet-uncounted ballots from largely Democratic areas leave the race uncalled
- That hasn't stopped Donald Trump or the right-wing media ecosystem from declaring him the victor of the state
- Users on Twitter shot #IHaveWonPennsylvania to the top of trending, trying to delegitimize his early declarations by saying that they, in fact, were the true winners of Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes
Donald Trump’s premature claims Tuesday that he won Pennsylvania in the 2020 election have prompted Twitter users to ridicule him with the hashtag #IHaveWonPennsylvania.
The hashtag from Twitter users implied that the users, in fact, won the state.
The state's 20 electoral votes are still in the balance as of Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET and all of the state's votes may not be tabulated by the end of the day.
Trump had posted on Twitter that he is “winning Pennsylvania big.” Many Trump supporters joined in calling the state for the president despite millions of uncounted votes.
No other news outlet will do it, so:
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) November 4, 2020
🚨 RSBN Projects President Donald J. Trump has won the State of Pennsylvania and it’s 20 electoral votes. pic.twitter.com/KFv1DJHj55
The Trump campaign has claimed victory in Pennsylvania!
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 4, 2020
The Trump campaign has appealed to the Supreme Court to stop Pennsylvania from continuing to count absentee ballots. He currently leads challenger Joe Biden, but that lead has narrowed as ballots in many Democrat-leaning counties continue counting votes.
Many on Twitter mocked Trump for his unsubstantiated claim after one user got the momentum going.
We need to ridicule Trump's claim of victory, so...everyone tweet this, using your own name and the same hashtag.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 4, 2020
I'm Kurt Eichenwald and #IHaveWonPennsylvania
Other Americans soon joined in, submitting that they or even their pets were the victors of the critical battleground state and were optimistic about their chances of winning the White House.
It’s my distinct honor to announce #IHaveWonPennsylvania pic.twitter.com/Tsb0pHWQSX
— Meat and Three (@FLSquareGrouper) November 4, 2020
My name is Marley and #IhavewonPennsylvania because I'm a good boy pic.twitter.com/7niEGTj1uD
— Marianne Molleur (@mmolleur) November 4, 2020
I'm the fly on Pence's head and #IHaveWonPennsylvania pic.twitter.com/Z6eU8zQgwi
— Michelle (@mimiantonette) November 4, 2020
The hashtag spread beyond the United States, providing context to how the contentious U.S. election has caught the attention of so many around the world.
Hi, I’m Australian yet still somehow #IHaveWonPennsylvania https://t.co/GHPKAdBO1D
— Ben Lee (@benleemusic) November 4, 2020
Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., joined in the fun. He attributed the unlikely victory to his popularity with the Amish vote. The reference was a nod to Trump courting famously apolitical Amish voters in Pennsylvania.
Thrilled to be reelected for another term in my beautiful California district. I'm also declaring a fake victory in PA. I think my huge numbers in Amish country was the key! #IHaveWonPennsylvania
— Rep. Jared Huffman (@JaredHuffman) November 4, 2020
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