Demonstrators march in Chicago to demand the counting of all votes
CHICAGO - Demonstrators gathered in downtown Chicago on Wednesday to urge that every vote cast in Tuesday’s election be counted as President Donald Trump tried to stop the effort in key battleground states.
Erica Bland-Durosinmi of of SEIU Healthcare said the union of health care workers fought hard for a fair and free election and will not stop until every vote is counted.
Demonstrators organized by labor and social activist groups marched through downtown and along a street across the river from Trump Tower. Their access to the street in front of the skyscraper was blocked by a raised bridge and a line of police officers.
Demonstrators gathered in Daley Plaza before marching on Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, carrying signs that said “Stop Trump’s Fascist Voter Suppression.”
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As the demonstrators marched, neither Trump nor Democrat Joe Biden had garnered the 270 Electoral College votes to claim the White House. Biden’s victories in Michigan and Wisconsin had him one state away from victory.
Trump’s campaign filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, laying the groundwork for contesting the vote in battleground states. His campaign also announced it would ask for a recount in Wisconsin, a state the AP called for Biden on Wednesday afternoon. Campaign manager Bill Stepien cited “irregularities in several Wisconsin counties,” without providing specifics.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.