The Eischen family of Columbus. | JFairley
The Eischen family of Columbus. | JFairley
The Nov. 14 March for Trump in Washington, D.C. was Howard Eischen’s first political rally.
“We wanted to let our voice be heard about fair elections,” said Eischen, who drove from Columbus accompanied by his wife, children, sister and father.
The Eischens joined thousands of conservatives who marched from Freedom Plaza to the U.S. Supreme Court building across from the Capitol to challenge the results of Election Day in support of President Trump.
“The turnout was pretty good,” Eichen told the NW Franklin News. “A lot of people feel the same way. They are concerned about the integrity of the vote. They want to make sure votes get counted."
The Associated Press reported incumbent President Donald Trump won the state of Ohio with 53.4% of votes compared to 45.2% for challenger Joe Biden. However, virtually every media outlet named Biden the president-elect because he won a projected 306 electoral votes compared to President Trump’s 232.
The deadline for presidential electors from every state to cast their votes is Dec. 14.
“Elections are at the core of democracy itself and if the elections aren't fair, then what point is there to it all?” Eichen said.
President Trump tweeted on Nov. 15 that he would be filing a big lawsuit soon: “Many of the court cases being filed all over the Country are not ours, but rather those of people that have seen horrible abuses. Our big cases showing the unconstitutionality of the 2020 Election, & the outrage of things that were done to change the outcome, will soon be filed!”
Voter groups, represented by election lawyer James Bopp Jr., voluntarily dismissed without prejudice four lawsuits that had been filed in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Georgia, as previously reported by CBS News. The fact that they were voluntarily dismissed without prejudice means the complaints can be refiled.
The rally was part of a grassroots effort planned by various pro-Trump groups around the country to show a united front, to demand transparency in elections, and to protect election integrity. Conservatives traveled by car, plane, and train from as far away as California, Texas, South Dakota and Oregon to participate.
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