The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election

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15. Thought this was a really good article, great read

It gives me hope because in the end it's people, Americans from all quarters working together that put Trump down, ensured a fair election, dampened the disinformation poring in and kept on top of every machination that Trump and his enablers were planning.

Kudos to Molly Ball on this one; it's a fascinating behind the scene peek.

The lines that jumped IMHO out were toward the end of the piece:

“It’s like when Wile E. Coyote runs off the cliff–if you don’t look down, you don’t fall. Our democracy only survives if we all believe and don’t look down.”

That pretty much sums up the fragility of it all and the fact that this country works on a persistent idea/ideal of self-governance through our constitutional Republic, a system that relies on the rule of law and equality under that law. It's a messy affair. We've fallen short again and again but it's the belief in the basic idea/ideal, that it's possible, doable that keeps us afloat as a country, that keeps us moving forward.

Joe Biden reiterated this when he said if he had to describe America in one word, it would be . . . possibilities.

We've had a near-death experience over the last 5-4 years. Let's make sure we get this round right.