COMMENTARY: How Donald Trump is taking a page out of the autocrat playbook
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Declaring victory in an election before all the votes are counted is a hallmark of non-democratic regimes, says Natasha Lindstaedt of the University of Essex.
Declaring victory in an election before all the votes are counted is a hallmark of non-democratic regimes, says Natasha Lindstaedt of the University of Essex.