Trump says "It’s all about the machines" in post on midterm results and ballot counting

President Donald Trump on Monday again questioned last week’s midterm results, less than a week after saying on election night that he would accept them. His social media post focused on gaps between pre-election surveys and the outcome and on ballot-counting equipment, following major Democratic wins; it also came after he shared other users’ posts raising doubts about the count. Election officials reported few significant disruptions and said they had found no proof that fraud was widespread. Earlier, courts largely blocked his administration’s effort to expand federal election control, and many lawsuits over state voter lists and alleged noncitizen voting failed. A federal judge also dismissed an attempt to challenge Alaska’s Senate certification in advance. The reversal matters because it returns Trump to questioning elections he lost or feared losing.