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StarfishSaver

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19. Voting works when more of us vote than they do

Sat Jun 15, 2019, 03:54 PM

Jun 2019

Especially when we do it in numbers too big for them to play with.

Or we can let them convince us we're powerless and DOOMED and stay home - and, in that case, they won't need to cheat because we'll have defeated ourselves.

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What is Plan B if tRump wins reelection in 2020? What if the Rs take back the House? [View all] stopbush Jun 2019 OP

Resist. There's no other plan MaryMagdaline Jun 2019 #1

We will keep our powder dry for another four years! ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #2

tell me about it.... pangaia Jun 2019 #13

It's been stored in the Atacama Desert for decades liberaltrucker Jun 2019 #18

Right ? Volaris Jun 2019 #50

What makes you think we'll ever have an election again? lunatica Jun 2019 #36

We are a theocratic dictatorship, at least in some southern states ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #43

Yeah, I think many of us do. n/t lunatica Jun 2019 #62

To quote Butthead MasterofBiscuits Jun 2019 #56

Hmm... rownesheck Jun 2019 #3

Dems need a Plan A (1) to prevent some Dems from risking losing the House empedocles Jun 2019 #4

and losing more in the senate... pangaia Jun 2019 #14

No plan B. Vote. LakeArenal Jun 2019 #5

There is no Plan B. Vote! Help others Vote! MineralMan Jun 2019 #6

Yes we better do this burrowowl Jun 2019 #38

if we can't beat him via election qazplm135 Jun 2019 #7

For impeachment we're waiting for a planetary alignment dalton99a Jun 2019 #8

He's not going to be removed through impeachment. The only way to get him out is to vote him out StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #9

And why will voting even work? pangaia Jun 2019 #15

Voting works when more of us vote than they do StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #19

DOOMED, I tell ya. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #20

It do make one wonder, don't it? StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #22

NOTHING art all suspect about me. pangaia Jun 2019 #44

We picked up seats at all levels and took back the House in 2018 despite it all. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #47

Thank you! StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #48

I agree with you about defeatsim. Useless. pangaia Jun 2019 #49

Like when Hillary got 3-million more votes than tRump? stopbush Jun 2019 #26

Yes, just like that StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #30

What are you doing to get "more people" out in 2020, SMC22307 Jun 2019 #37

The point is who is sitting in the chair MasterofBiscuits Jun 2019 #58

And we stomped repubs in the Nov. 2018 elections...enough of this fear mongering and rank... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #32

In my case, please do not accuse me of fear mongering. pangaia Jun 2019 #45

I wasn't even responding to you, so I don't know why you thought so important to impart your ... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #63

Ah, I thought you were responding to me.. apologies.. for that.... pangaia Jun 2019 #67

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote MasterofBiscuits Jun 2019 #57

They couldn't vote in places it mattered JustAnotherGen Jun 2019 #64

Democrats still MFM008 Jun 2019 #17

Most would have said Nixon would never be impeached PufPuf23 Jun 2019 #28

There is no plan b. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 2019 #10

I feel this way, too. mnhtnbb Jun 2019 #25

"wins" Skittles Jun 2019 #11

There is no Plan B. CrispyQ Jun 2019 #12

I have friends who actually THINK ... LenaBaby61 Jun 2019 #34

See my post #64 JustAnotherGen Jun 2019 #65

Marrying someone from another country and move there. Funtatlaguy Jun 2019 #16

I recommend screaming and running in circles. Now, Hortensis Jun 2019 #21

What an terrible thought. demosincebirth Jun 2019 #23

I have thought about it marlakay Jun 2019 #24

If that happens WhiteTara Jun 2019 #27

The Government should allow for the breakup of the Union. If not, MarcA Jun 2019 #29

Plan B Bend Over calguy Jun 2019 #31

Worst case: If Trump is re-elected on Nov 3, impeachment can begin on Nov 4. thesquanderer Jun 2019 #33

Even if R's take the house, they don't get it until the following January. LenaBaby61 Jun 2019 #35

There is no plan B, and no guarantee that we will win in 2020 which is why Luciferous Jun 2019 #39

I've been thinking about that and it's so depressing. They seem ecstatic Jun 2019 #40

Well, I for one am going to start a petition to get Rachel Maddow to resume her Baitball Blogger Jun 2019 #41

The 3-step program for nuclear attack during the 1950's... kentuck Jun 2019 #42

If both happen, secession of CA, NY and New England. roamer65 Jun 2019 #46

No plan b, we are f'ed kimbutgar Jun 2019 #51

Plan B: at this point I'm leaning towards Heroin ... like, a ton of it. mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #52

Here's my secret plan: We work really hard, win, and then throw a big party! struggle4progress Jun 2019 #53

Probably time to think about splitting up the country. Crunchy Frog Jun 2019 #54

Accountability is dependent on the senate vote tirebiter Jun 2019 #55

Then we would have plan "F" for F'ed. democratisphere Jun 2019 #59

Apply for political asylum bluecollar2 Jun 2019 #60

I have my own personal plan B. madaboutharry Jun 2019 #61

There isn't a Plan B, because he's not leaving. Period. Dave Starsky Jun 2019 #66

Secret Service, US Marshalls and military wouldn't let him stay. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #68

Once upon a time, that may have been true. Dave Starsky Jun 2019 #69

While your scenario is scary and not implausible, Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #70