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74. Hear hear!! We owe so much to our Native American and Black brothers & sisters for saving democracy.

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Was it an "attempted coup" ?? [View all] kentuck Dec 2020 OP

It was in deed a RIGGED ELECTION and an ATTEMPTED COUP, albeit a dumb & clumsily conducted one onetexan Dec 2020 #1

Can you imagine what would have happened if the election had come down to one state?? kentuck Dec 2020 #2

Yes exboyfil Dec 2020 #14

Yes, the regime thought they had Arizona. kentuck Dec 2020 #18

Bless the Native vote, over 90% for Biden catrose Dec 2020 #34

Absolutely! kentuck Dec 2020 #41

Hear hear!! We owe so much to our Native American and Black brothers & sisters for saving democracy. onetexan Dec 2020 #74

Yeah, when Fox called Arizona early.. ananda Dec 2020 #29

And even Fox called it on Election night malaise Dec 2020 #50

They already did, in 2000,........ jaxexpat Dec 2020 #40

There is really nothing else you could call it mtnsnake Dec 2020 #3

I still believe it was master-minded from Russia. kentuck Dec 2020 #6

It could be. mtnsnake Dec 2020 #13

The Republicans have been in "damn the criticism, grab with both hands" mode... JHB Dec 2020 #36

I remember that. kentuck Dec 2020 #83

It seemed apparent to me that... maddiemom Dec 2020 #72

Great post, maddiemom. nt mtnsnake Dec 2020 #79

yes. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2020 #4

It was. And still is. Buns_of_Fire Dec 2020 #5

THIS! jayschool2013 Dec 2020 #58

May they self immolate Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2020 #63

With McConnell's congratulatory acknowledgment of Biden's win, Texin Dec 2020 #68

yup Moscow Mitch is trying to save his own skin. He won't go down with the trumptanic. onetexan Dec 2020 #76

If democrats to not form a select committee to investigate all aspects, then 2022 and 2024 will be beachbumbob Dec 2020 #7

This. Stark truth. JudyM Dec 2020 #70

Great post malaise Dec 2020 #8

Somebody has to say it. kentuck Dec 2020 #11

AMEN MALAISE friend of m and j Dec 2020 #75

Yes, good post Meowmee Dec 2020 #9

Be thankful for trumpean incompetence Maeve Dec 2020 #10

Yes and it ain't over yet. They will contest the EV count on 1/6, and try to get a majority jmg257 Dec 2020 #12

Yes, and it could have very easily happened still_one Dec 2020 #15

I think it was much, much closer than most of us realize. kentuck Dec 2020 #16

I agree kentuck, and it is very concerning. Domestic terrorism from the right is very real. Not still_one Dec 2020 #17

It is a long-term problem for our democracy. kentuck Dec 2020 #19

That actually started with Reagan still_one Dec 2020 #24

Yes, those infamous "nine words".. kentuck Dec 2020 #25

yup, and the sad fact is Bill Clinton contributed that through the telecommunications act of 1996 still_one Dec 2020 #28

I think the technical term is "autogolpe" Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #20

Thanks! kentuck Dec 2020 #21

Ok empedocles Dec 2020 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #23

Thanks, I think I get it. Hotler Dec 2020 #27

It's also called a self-coup. Poiuyt Dec 2020 #56

It's hard for me to say 'golpe' whether it's auto or deliberate. Arne Dec 2020 #61

I agree. They should feel lucky to not suffer the same fate as other fascist. Hotler Dec 2020 #26

"Is", not "was", I think. Harker Dec 2020 #30

Good point! kentuck Dec 2020 #31

Mein Fuhrer, Steiner... Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2020 #33

One of the many missing pieces in Trumpsky's life Harker Dec 2020 #71

You are quite the thinker, lillypaddle Dec 2020 #32

Thank you lillypaddle ! kentuck Dec 2020 #35

Send it to the KY newspapers lillypaddle Dec 2020 #37

Shitbag didn't count on such a massive turnout Aviation Pro Dec 2020 #38

He expected a huge Dem turnout, wnylib Dec 2020 #66

It ain't over til Biden is sworn in. badboy67 Dec 2020 #39

Putin has conceded. kentuck Dec 2020 #42

Welcome to our DU family. niyad Dec 2020 #51

And even then its not - listen to RW talk radio lately? This extremist element is not going away Kashkakat v.2.0 Dec 2020 #64

What did Trump in was that most Repubs didn't support him. Kaleva Dec 2020 #43

He received 75 million votes. kentuck Dec 2020 #46

Those votes didn't translate into supporting a post-election "attempted coup" Kaleva Dec 2020 #52

I hope you are right about that... kentuck Dec 2020 #84

They're all spineless, regardless. The majority haven't spoken out, not even aknowledge Biden as onetexan Dec 2020 #77

In my opinion it was a decades long planned shakedown bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #44

I think we would be looking at an entirely different scenario if it had come down to Pennsylvania Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2020 #45

I found this paragraph chilling Mme. Defarge Dec 2020 #47

Exactly. And sorry to bring this up again, but who knows what software or avenues were installed judesedit Dec 2020 #62

No, it wasn't an "attempted coup". WinstonSmith4740 Dec 2020 #48

That is a very valid point. kentuck Dec 2020 #85

This one may have been quashed... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2020 #49

They confined their activities to the courts. Laelth Dec 2020 #53

Yes, AND..... it also furthered the cause of sowing chaos and distrust of democratic process Kashkakat v.2.0 Dec 2020 #54

Excellent post Escurumbele Dec 2020 #55

Keystone Coup. Sneederbunk Dec 2020 #57

Especially in Pennsylvania! hay rick Dec 2020 #67

It was an attempted coup. At first I thought it was BS grifting but it was a coup...he would have Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #59

Love to see the film when it comes out housecat Dec 2020 #60

Yes. However... Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2020 #65

Yes it was a form of attempted coup. hay rick Dec 2020 #69

And now that Trump knows that Russia knows that he's a loser, I wonder if he's terrified Rabrrrrrr Dec 2020 #73

If using the word coup is appropriate, then I would say yes PRETZEL Dec 2020 #78

The only thing missing is the absence of the military malaise Dec 2020 #80

What's occurring now is the "2020 USA attempted coup d'etat." David__77 Dec 2020 #81

They gave learned valuable information AwakeAtLast Dec 2020 #82

Three words: Louis. Fucking. DeJoy. Blue Owl Dec 2020 #86

It was an attempt to establish permanent Republican rule, beginning with a trump dynasty. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2020 #87