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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,725 posts)
Sat Oct 29, 2022, 08:09 PM Oct 2022

Trump Is Back On His BS, Zeroes In On Black Voters With Plans To Challenge 2022 Elections

Some of you may be disappointed to learn that former President Donald Trump, who tried to lie, cheat, and intimidate his way into staying in office after losing the 2020 election, has not learned a lesson from being impeached and investigated for his actions. On the contrary, Trump appears to be gearing up to start the process over again, using the 2022 midterm elections as practice for the next presidential race, and he’s still zeroing in on Black voters for his baseless legal challenges.

Pennsylvania as a 2022 battleground

Rolling Stone reports that Trump and his team are already planning to challenge the validity of Pennsylvania’s 2022 elections. The state is in the midst of several key races, such as a contest between Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican Doug Mastriano for Governor. Trump is particularly interested in the race between Republican candidate Mehmet Oz – the TV personality known as “Dr. Oz” who has picked up a Trump endorsement for his hard-right platform – and Democrat John Fetterman.

If Fetterman wins, as polls indicate is likely but not guaranteed in the close race, Trump’s team is reportedly ready to challenge the results in court, much like they did in several states where Trump lost in 2020. And the Trump legal strategy is particularly targeting Philadelphia, a heavily Black and heavily Democratic-leaning city that faced similar challenges from Trump after the 2020 election.

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In 2020, the Trump campaign’s election challenges tended to target not only heavily-Democratic areas in swing states but specifically those with a heavy Black population – cities like Philadelphia, Atlanta, Detroit, and Milwaukee. Trump and his surrogates also targeted specific Black people, like Georgia election poll worker Shaye Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman, who were slandered and threatened by Trump and his allies with false claims that they rigged ballots in Fulton County. More recently, Trump has been falsely accusing the Democratic Party of stealing Black votes, refusing to believe that the vast majority of Black voters support Biden and Democrats over Trump and the GOP.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-back-bs-zeroes-black-143540752.html

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Trump Is Back On His BS, Zeroes In On Black Voters With Plans To Challenge 2022 Elections (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 OP
So far Trump has failed to face any legal consequences for the attempts by himself and his followers Celerity Oct 2022 #1
Ugh..trump is so toxic Demovictory9 Oct 2022 #2
Where is our Dept. of Justice ?? republianmushroom Oct 2022 #3
Washington DC and many offices around the country. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #4
On the plus side, there will soon be a casting call for black actors for the parts of Vinca Oct 2022 #5
TDFG wants the votes of African-Americans and POC to NOT COUNT!!! ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2022 #6
Stick a fork in that fat fuck already Blue Owl Oct 2022 #7
Where have you gone Merrick Garland? BlueIdaho Oct 2022 #8
Methinks there better be a good reason this is PlutosHeart Oct 2022 #9
We can only hope... BlueIdaho Oct 2022 #10
I suspect every MAGA Republican will... Septua Oct 2022 #11

Celerity

(54,410 posts)
1. So far Trump has failed to face any legal consequences for the attempts by himself and his followers
Sat Oct 29, 2022, 08:16 PM
Oct 2022

to subvert democracy after the 2020 election, emboldening the former president to try the same tactics again. That could change soon, as Trump is currently facing multiple criminal investigations.

The former president has recently been subpoenaed by the January 6 Commission, which has reportedly indicated that they believe he can be held criminally liable for the insurrection. Meanwhile, Trump allies are being forced to testify in a separate probe being conducted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis related to his possible election tampering efforts in Georgia. And Trump may also face liability for stealing classified and sensitive documents as he left the White House and storing them in his Mar-a-Lago resort.

Should any of these cases result in criminal charges soon, they could deter Trump’s involvement in challenging the 2022 election and put his 2024 plans in doubt. Until then, however, Trump and the Republicans who follow him seem focused on interfering as much as they can with any elections that do not go their way, especially those that are being decided on the strength of Black people heading to the polls.

Vinca

(53,994 posts)
5. On the plus side, there will soon be a casting call for black actors for the parts of
Sat Oct 29, 2022, 08:37 PM
Oct 2022

Trump supporters to stand with the one other guy who seems to be a paid act in the traveling circus.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,897 posts)
6. TDFG wants the votes of African-Americans and POC to NOT COUNT!!!
Sat Oct 29, 2022, 08:41 PM
Oct 2022

Is that racist hyperbole?

You betcha!

PlutosHeart

(1,445 posts)
9. Methinks there better be a good reason this is
Sat Oct 29, 2022, 11:06 PM
Oct 2022

taking too long.
Because T is able to speak publicly is in itself a crime. Why is he not in prison or prevented from speaking on any media platform?

Septua

(2,957 posts)
11. I suspect every MAGA Republican will...
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 02:57 AM
Oct 2022

..challenge an election loss. It's the new norm in elections, courtesy of Trump.

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