Can Drumpf really stage a coup? Experts weigh in on whether it's possible

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Can Trump really stage a coup? Experts weigh in on whether it's possible

Some political scientists are arguing that rather than a coup, we should be more concerned that Trump's baseless claims erode faith in democracy. Such moves are often the first step in a longer process towards a future coup — a kind of death spiral for democracy.

In fact, what Mystal argues is that the Trump campaign is going to put America through 70 days of turmoil all in the name of a grift.

"These lawsuits purportedly challenging the election are a huge money-making opportunity for the Trump campaign," Mystal writes. "If you read the fine print on the new fundraising e-mails Trump's campaign is sending out to supporters, they say that '60 percent of contributions' will go toward retiring campaign debt."

"By all appearances, yes it looks like Trump is trying to reverse the outcome of elections that by all accounts had equal monitoring of ballot counting by Republicans and Democrats, and in states where the Chief Election Officer is a Republican (GA, NV)," Wendy Schiller, chair of Brown University's political science department, told The Boston Globe. "As unrealistic as these efforts are, they are a direct attack on the fundamental system of elections."

https://www.salon.com/2020/11/10/can-trump-really-stage-a-coup-experts-weigh-in-on-whether-its-possible/

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[Ferrets are Cool]

1. It is absolutely INSANE that we are actually discussing this in America

and the chickenshit repugligans are doing NOTHING to put a stop to it.

Remember this folks.

[Sneederbunk]

2. No. He cannot even keep his WH Staff on the same page.

And the military figured out Trump a long time ago.

[marble falls]

3. No.