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Turin_C3PO

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27. Democrats need to be prepared for anything.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 02:44 PM

Jan 2020

There will be an election but there will be massive voter suppression, Russian propaganda, and maybe outright vote flipping. And if Trump loses, you can bet he’ll claim election fraud and take it to the Supreme Court. Our fate would be in John Robert’s hands.

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We have a dictator that is above the law of this country. [View all] kentuck Jan 2020 OP

Yep. Basically. Jamastiene Jan 2020 #1

And on election day putin is gonna stand down, rump is gonna leave when he loses Eliot Rosewater Jan 2020 #2

Dictators need elections. i worry how fair it will be. nt Kurt V. Jan 2020 #12

It won't be pandr32 Jan 2020 #23

Democrats need to be prepared for anything. Turin_C3PO Jan 2020 #27

That's how it seems. Arkansas Granny Jan 2020 #3

Yep. He is using every loophole in the law to delay delay delay NCProgressive Jan 2020 #4

republicans have destroyed our democracy. they have given trump dictatorial powers. spanone Jan 2020 #5

If he wins in Nov. our republic is over and the dictatorship commences... brush Jan 2020 #6

For a glimpse.... Wuddles440 Jan 2020 #7

It seems we have been slow to recognize that for the past two years we Enoki33 Jan 2020 #8

I cannot disagree with anything you have said. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #9

Unfortunately, we have several. Pompeo, Mnuchin, Barr, and McConnell librechik Jan 2020 #10

You are what your work says you are. ooky Jan 2020 #11

In the words of WC Fields, world wide wally Jan 2020 #13

So far Trump has been checked by the courts for most of his worst policies but what he is doing to Pepsidog Jan 2020 #14

Creeping fascism. smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #15

We have one, single chance to save our country. Turin_C3PO Jan 2020 #28

Never leave off the most important clause to that: JHB Jan 2020 #16

Not yet. But if he's exonerated, he'll have written the baseline job description. Let's vote to make ancianita Jan 2020 #17

The GOP are COWARDS. Kid Berwyn Jan 2020 #18

He assassinates a world leader... lame54 Jan 2020 #19

Makes you want to slap the shit out of the MAGAts doesn't it? ffr Jan 2020 #20

May I borrow this for a Letter to The Editor of my local laper? ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2020 #21

Sure! kentuck Jan 2020 #22

I edited it to put in some other points, but a great post nonetheless. ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2020 #32

Many thanks for sharing vapor2 Jan 2020 #37

rec'd the OP but do not admit it. Regime is getting more dictatorish, but not there yet. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #24

I think we ARE there. EndlessWire Jan 2020 #36

Perhaps. For a time. PatrickforO Jan 2020 #25

Hell yes thegoose Jan 2020 #26

We're close to a dictatorship Turin_C3PO Jan 2020 #29

He needs to have a debilitating heart attack (or fatal...either way) Moostache Jan 2020 #30

Eons ago, back in my college days, a Political Science Prof once said: classof56 Jan 2020 #31

Trump is not a benevolent dictator. kentuck Jan 2020 #33

Oh, I'm well aware of that. classof56 Jan 2020 #34

Why can't we just live in peace? kentuck Jan 2020 #35

Great post. Unfortunately, so true. Nt raccoon Jan 2020 #38