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applegrove

(118,926 posts) Sat Mar 16, 2024, 02:24 AM Mar 16

The Party of Trump clearly has no intention of winning the election via voting.

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The Party of Trump clearly has no intention of winning the election via voting. (Original Post) applegrove Mar 16 OP

It will be sad indeed to witness how they do try to win 0rganism Mar 16 #1

TSF party. Cha Mar 16 #2

Why try to win when you're gonna claim victory anyways? JoseBalow Mar 16 #3

Yep. They don't need votes. All they need is a number at the end of the voting day. Kablooie Mar 16 #4

More likely the U.S. would become an extension of Russia. C Moon Mar 16 #5

I like Borscht so it wouldn't be all bad. Kablooie Mar 16 #8

Perhaps that's what TFG and Putin discussed privately in Helsinki. LastDemocratInSC Mar 16 #12

Right. H2O Man Mar 16 #6

Look to MAGAts in charge of elections in various states. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 16 #7

and in charge of... Think. Again. Mar 16 #15

They plan to F with postal service with the help of DeJoy! rainy Mar 16 #9

I use a mail in ballot, BonnieJW Mar 16 #10

Democrats should encourage that for the abled! rainy Mar 16 #11

That's what I do too. 2naSalit Mar 16 #19

That would explain trump's call to republicans to NOT vote by mail. Think. Again. Mar 16 #16

Surely a tattletale sign. 2naSalit Mar 16 #20

This makes the flawed assumption that Trump has a strategic approach to anything. brooklynite Mar 16 #13

As if trump is alone in this. Think. Again. Mar 16 #17

If they want to suppress the vote on Idaho I'm not worrief brooklynite Mar 16 #18

Yeah, maybe the trump cult is only strong in Idaho. Think. Again. Mar 16 #21

You've shown interest in NC here on DU. The GOP's workin' hard here in NC. A purple state ms liberty Mar 16 #23

Exactly. To the real fascists in the GOP, he's their means to an end ms liberty Mar 16 #22

They are doing this. We better be ready. Scrivener7 Mar 16 #14

0rganism

(23,994 posts)

1. It will be sad indeed to witness how they do try to win

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 02:31 AM

Mar 16

I don't think we're ready, and I'm not confident our institutions are strong enough to hold out against obviously anti-democracy tactics.

Cha

(298,077 posts)

2. TSF party.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 02:53 AM

Mar 16

JoseBalow

(2,619 posts)

3. Why try to win when you're gonna claim victory anyways?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 03:04 AM

Mar 16

Kablooie

(18,648 posts)

4. Yep. They don't need votes. All they need is a number at the end of the voting day.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 03:43 AM

Mar 16

You can bet that many Republican states will have very nice overwhelming numbers for Trump.
Carefully chosen states will see Trump win by a landslide. Just enough to get a majority of electors.

And we are going to see Democrats trying to be noble and allow the process to proceed as if this were an honorable democracy.

I really fear that Dems won't have the means or the gumption to kill this monster.
We will witness the death of the United States of America and the birth of the 5th Reich of Trump.

C Moon

(12,226 posts)

5. More likely the U.S. would become an extension of Russia.

Reply to Kablooie (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 04:17 AM

Mar 16

Kablooie

(18,648 posts)

8. I like Borscht so it wouldn't be all bad.

Reply to C Moon (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 04:32 AM

Mar 16

Vodkas not my drink, though.

LastDemocratInSC

(3,657 posts)

12. Perhaps that's what TFG and Putin discussed privately in Helsinki.

Reply to C Moon (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 05:24 AM

Mar 16

How to divide up the world between themselves but with the headquarters in Moscow.

H2O Man

(73,709 posts)

6. Right.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 04:22 AM

Mar 16

Recommended.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,563 posts)

7. Look to MAGAts in charge of elections in various states.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 04:32 AM

Mar 16

Think. Again.

(8,892 posts)

15. and in charge of...

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 06:49 AM

Mar 16

....media, and court systems, and police departments, and anywhere else that true votes and speech can be twarted.

They ARE working on ALL these fronts.

rainy

(6,096 posts)

9. They plan to F with postal service with the help of DeJoy!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 04:50 AM

Mar 16

So democrats who vote by mail many votes will not make it in time or something will go wrong. They tried to derail postal service last time and it could have worked.

BonnieJW

(2,279 posts)

10. I use a mail in ballot,

Reply to rainy (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 05:07 AM

Mar 16

but I drop it off in person at my polling place. I don't trust the mail

rainy

(6,096 posts)

11. Democrats should encourage that for the abled!

Reply to BonnieJW (Reply #10)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 05:10 AM

Mar 16

2naSalit

(86,963 posts)

19. That's what I do too.

Reply to BonnieJW (Reply #10)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 07:15 AM

Mar 16

But in some parts of this huge state rural voters, Native Americans on the reservations in particular, have no polls on their reservations and must travel for hours to reach a polling place. The state fucks with them in every way at every opportunity. Now there is some bullshit about carrying someone else's sealed ballot to the drop off or mailbox. It's all about suppression.

They will cheat in every way possible all at once. Be ready for it, insist tht all systems be scrutinized and in public view.

Think. Again.

(8,892 posts)

16. That would explain trump's call to republicans to NOT vote by mail.

Reply to rainy (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 06:50 AM

Mar 16

2naSalit

(86,963 posts)

20. Surely a tattletale sign.

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #16)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 07:17 AM

Mar 16

brooklynite

(95,007 posts)

13. This makes the flawed assumption that Trump has a strategic approach to anything.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 05:36 AM

Mar 16

Think. Again.

(8,892 posts)

17. As if trump is alone in this.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #13)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 06:52 AM

Mar 16

brooklynite

(95,007 posts)

18. If they want to suppress the vote on Idaho I'm not worrief

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #17)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 07:12 AM

Mar 16

Not obvious what power they have in States we care about.

Think. Again.

(8,892 posts)

21. Yeah, maybe the trump cult is only strong in Idaho.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #18)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 07:18 AM

Mar 16

ms liberty

(8,629 posts)

23. You've shown interest in NC here on DU. The GOP's workin' hard here in NC. A purple state

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #18)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 07:48 AM

Mar 16

A state that went for Obama in 08. A state that currently has a dem governor.

ms liberty

(8,629 posts)

22. Exactly. To the real fascists in the GOP, he's their means to an end

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #17)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 07:35 AM

Mar 16

We should not be deceived into thinking that all the conservatives are true believers. The true believers are not the ones in the planning department.

Scrivener7

(51,090 posts)

14. They are doing this. We better be ready.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 06:37 AM

Mar 16

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