Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to de-legitimize the 2020 election

[Stonepounder]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/06/politics/donald-trump-2020-election-illegitimate/index.html

Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to de-legitimize the 2020 election

Even as the 2020 race begins in earnest, President Donald Trump is already suggesting that Democrats cannot beat him fairly -- raising the specter that if he loses next November, he will suggest that the election was not legitimate.

"The Democrats in Congress yesterday were vicious and totally showed their cards for everyone to see," Trump tweeted Tuesday, referring to House Democrats' launching of a broad-scale investigation into him. "When the Republicans had the Majority they never acted with such hatred and scorn! The Dems are trying to win an election in 2020 that they know they cannot legitimately win!"

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In politics, Trump's inability to accept that he could lose fair and square is far, far more dangerous. Michael Cohen, Trump's former longtime fixer, said as much during his congressional testimony in front of the House Oversight Committee last month. "Given my experience working for Mr. Trump, I fear that if he loses the election in 2020, that there will never be a peaceful transition of power," said Cohen.

Sit with that for a minute. And realize what it would mean if the sitting incumbent President of the United States simply refuses to concede he has lost in 2020.

[Chin music]

1. All the more reason to high light now his absolute illegitimacy so it weakens his case?

The nerve.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Meh. Back at the beginning of this century people were convinced that

W was going to cancel the 2004 election.

[Igel]

8. Others claimed the same about Obama.

There were people concerned that an EO from Obama would have suspended the 2016 elections.

CTs.

[Midnight Writer]

3. Hey, wanna hear my latest conspiracy theory?

Putin, knowing Trump cannot win re-election, starts hacking and boting for Democrats, leaving plenty of bread crumbs to follow.

Then, after the election, he feeds the evidence to his friends in the right wing, and they in turn foment all kinds of hell.

Now the Democrats are the traitors, and Trump will not step down.

Crazy, huh?

[Doreen]

4. My conspiracy theory

is that id trump gets "elected" this next run he will never leave office until one of his spawn take over. He is a dictator....or whatever word you want to use to describe his type of ruling. That is just my opinion.

[Guilded Lilly]

5. Of all the revelations of Cohen's, this is the one that unnerved me the most...

It meant that if the powers that are fighting our desperate fight aren’t successful soon, the possibility of a continuing and very real, prolonged battle for our democracy might face all of us. Every waking hour the surreal deterioration continues way beyond the point of bat shit twilight zone disbelief. If it isn’t the ogre Cretin and all his soulless “crazies”, it’s the treasonous power obsessed Republicans more than willing to sell our country out for their own greed.

And while I believe we can win it back, the thought of more intense, insane, consistent chaos and living nightmares suddenly wore me the fuck out.

[ancianita]

6. It's bull. Do three things: a) no handwringing, b) scoff, c) carry on with focus on winning.

[murielm99]

7. +1