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87. "There will be elections." ... there are "elections" in Hungary, come on people ... we need to catch up on the myriad of

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It astounds me when people talk about "the next election". Please tell me why you think the GOP would ever allow it [View all] ProfessorPlum Nov 16 OP

Oh, there will be an election... Wounded Bear Nov 16 #1

Yes, and be sure our localities (states and counties) do what they are required to do. elleng Nov 16 #4

I have the worst feeling the last election was handled Putin style. mountain grammy Nov 16 #33

Folks, many of us haven't come to realize yet that we are now a... brush Nov 16 #95

YOU gonna LET them? elleng Nov 16 #2

Elections are run by the states. nt BootinUp Nov 16 #3

half of which are under the benighted cretin's thumb. ProfessorPlum Nov 16 #5

Our asses were fairly kicked. The problem is we were in office during one of BootinUp Nov 16 #7

Worst four years?!?! Lucky Luciano Nov 16 #53

We agree completely. I am simply BootinUp Nov 16 #60

The worst 4 years ANY of us can remember? Seriously? Karasu Nov 16 #58

No I am not. BootinUp Nov 16 #62

Perhaps a news bubble would help. BootinUp Nov 16 #63

I disagree vehemently with this Cosmocat Nov 16 #91

This message was self-deleted by its author BootinUp Nov 16 #92

WTF oswaldactedalone Nov 16 #93

I sell at art and craft shows. Woodwizard Nov 16 #102

I don't really think you grasp the magnitude of my comment. BootinUp Nov 16 #103

Right. elleng Nov 16 #6

There's a ForgedCrank Nov 16 #25

I had to tell a friend XanaDUer2 Nov 16 #40

system? It brought us Federalist fellow-traveler Garland..... kiri Nov 16 #34

It's the system we deserve apparently. Make it better BootinUp Nov 16 #50

But most of them use the same computer voting and counting machines. ES&S. spike jones Nov 16 #27

Yes Cirsium Nov 16 #75

Disenfranchisement is their main game. WestMichRad Nov 16 #8

+1, voter denial works and the GQP "purges" rolls like there's no tomorrow every election. We're supposed to act like .. uponit7771 Nov 16 #71

I'm planning on ordering my ballot. There will be an election. Another GOPer might win, but too many people vying for Silent Type Nov 16 #9

People are not getting their ballots, tons are being rejected. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 16 #23

☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾THIS !!!☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 ..... Be prepared more than scared and plan ahead to fight their cheating !! uponit7771 Nov 16 #78

Protests. Why do I think they will work? Baitball Blogger Nov 16 #10

But now Trump is organizing an obedient military milestogo Nov 16 #14

Can he do it in two years? Baitball Blogger Nov 16 #16

He can do it much sooner than that. milestogo Nov 16 #19

If he gets all the crazy nominees in, yes. Just listen to kerry-is-my-prez Nov 16 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 16 #48

Read Sinclair Lewis' "It Can't Happen Here" Arthur_Frain Nov 16 #28

So true Pegasus30 Nov 16 #82

And putting someone in charge of the military will allow them to come in and kerry-is-my-prez Nov 16 #21

Watch for . . . AverageOldGuy Nov 16 #39

RIGHT !! We should be notified of indicators not people digging their heads into the sand acting like it can't happen... uponit7771 Nov 16 #72

the only future elections will be putin like where 99% of the vote will be for fascists, it will just be for "show" nt yaesu Nov 16 #11

People said the same thing after previous presidents EdmondDantes_ Nov 16 #12

Name one dpibel Nov 16 #29

Oh this is easy. Dubya. Sympthsical Nov 16 #76

Do you not see the vast difference? HUAJIAO Nov 16 #47

Please name a previous president who staged a text book coup with fake electors? thx in advance uponit7771 Nov 16 #64

I don't think there will be another election unless milestogo Nov 16 #13

This is beyond ridiculous. How do you suppose he will stop California from holding an election? tritsofme Nov 16 #15

Designate the Democratic Party as a terrorist organization Diraven Nov 16 #51

+1, Hitler did similar with trade unions which kneecapped the left in Germany. He didn't have to kill off the left in .. uponit7771 Nov 16 #74

Don't need to hold California just the more purple states with MAGA officials "purging" voters and no DOJ to protect uponit7771 Nov 16 #73

There are Democratic governors in states like MI, PA, WI, NC tritsofme Nov 16 #79

Congressional power wont hinge on those states alone in two years. We need to educated and be prepared more than scared uponit7771 Nov 16 #83

Most of the model authoritarian countries have pseudo-elections Prairie Gates Nov 16 #17

+1, "extreme gerrymandering" ... which the MAGA SC allowed too much of uponit7771 Nov 16 #77

Both parties do it to some degree Prairie Gates Nov 16 #86

People here are in denial. Look at everything that has being going on and add it all together? kerry-is-my-prez Nov 16 #18

+1, it was like this the first two years Hitler was in power in Germany while Trump is entering office with more power uponit7771 Nov 16 #84

Yes Meowmee Nov 16 #96

Pitchforks and torches peregrinus Nov 16 #20

It is an unfortunate peril Sympthsical Nov 16 #24

That Maggot's JustAnotherGen Nov 16 #42

You'd think so Sympthsical Nov 16 #44

Someone pointed out to me JustAnotherGen Nov 16 #46

"There will be elections." ... there are "elections" in Hungary, come on people ... we need to catch up on the myriad of uponit7771 Nov 16 #87

Ok, I guess discussion settled Ilikepurple Nov 16 #101

They likely won't. Karasu Nov 16 #26

+1, Benedict Donald already tried a violent coup with fake electors no one should give him BoD uponit7771 Nov 16 #85

All these people claiming it's completely impossible clearly have too much faith in the GOP... Karasu Nov 16 #105

RIGHT !!! .... Its not just Trump its GQP SoS's who are purging the most people they can at the latest time they can ... uponit7771 Nov 16 #107

I don't think he'll make it four full years. His dementia will be overriding. Intractable Nov 16 #106

What makes you think the ladder climbers in the GOP don't want to run for higher office? AkFemDem Nov 16 #30

The best way to run a dictatorship is to set it up so people don't even realize it's a dictatorship. SidneyR Nov 16 #31

+1, this is **EXACTLY** what the Nazis did for the first two years is to act like there was no "Mien Kompf" written uponit7771 Nov 16 #69

The Plan Pesky1 Nov 16 #32

I saw the same kind of stuff posted here during both Bush terms and the first Trump term Shrek Nov 16 #35

Neither attempted a text book coup with fake electors uponit7771 Nov 16 #80

GW Bush was a dry-drunk and an idiot, but not insane. hadEnuf Nov 16 #94

Did you miss the insurrection? Doodley Nov 16 #104

Agree Prof. The genie is out of the bottle. Already told evangelicals they won't ever have to vote again. Believe him. Evolve Dammit Nov 16 #36

It's odd that you are here to talk politics while claiming it's meaningless Kaleva Nov 16 #37

Eh...I don't think anyone here is claiming that politics is meaningless. Karasu Nov 16 #54

Without elections, we cannot enact our policies Kaleva Nov 16 #98

People need to be warned and prepared more than being afraid ... that's a mission in itself. uponit7771 Nov 16 #65

I'm not afraid and I'm concentrating on preparing for climate change Kaleva Nov 16 #99

This is where we start. 1WorldHope Nov 16 #38

Because to think otherwise is to give up. I don't give up. paleotn Nov 16 #41

We can be prepared and fight and not give up all at the same time. One way to fight is to vote early or demand mail ins uponit7771 Nov 16 #68

Of course there is this, if true....... DENVERPOPS Nov 16 #43

Of course those were rigged, but nobody is stepping up to demand it be investigated. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 16 #45

Of course DENVERPOPS Nov 16 #100

Yep Figarosmom Nov 16 #49

Unless/until that day comes RandySF Nov 16 #52

This kind of talk isn't helpful. There will be an election. Groundhawg Nov 16 #55

Oh, nonsense. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 16 #56

FACT: Benedict Donald enters office with more immunity than Hitler when he entered chancellery, are we to ignore that? uponit7771 Nov 16 #67

So? Remind me all the other times elections have been cancelled, PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 16 #97

You think we would've had an election if MAGA took over congress on J6? Does anyone remember history so we don't repeat uponit7771 Nov 16 #108

After 9/11 lot of people were saying that the election of 2004 PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 16 #109

Holy smokes! BeyondGeography Nov 16 #57

FACT: Trump enters office with more power (immunity and EOs) than Hitler entered the chancellery uponit7771 Nov 16 #70

They would prefer the illusion of legitimacy JoseBalow Nov 16 #59

+1, the Reichstag fire gave Hitler immunity and EOs he didn't have before incident. Trump has that now without a fire uponit7771 Nov 16 #88

It always seems Mr. Evil Nov 16 #61

Because there is a claudette Nov 16 #66

Have you seen and shared this letter? Loupe Garoue Nov 16 #81

There are elections in facist countries... kirby Nov 16 #89

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