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global1

(26,507 posts) Thu Dec 23, 2021, 10:38 PM Dec 2021

Did Tr**p Really Think He Could Get Away With Stealing The Election?.... [View all]

The whole world was watching. There's no way he would have pulled out a win.

I just can't believe that the Repugs have and are still going along with him. There must be a large number of them that were involved with the planning and carrying out of the insurrection.

Again - I'm blown away that they really thought that they could pull this off.

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Did Tr**p Really Think He Could Get Away With Stealing The Election?.... [View all] global1 Dec 2021 OP

Yes he did. Other "strong men" have done it broad daylight. Stinky The Clown Dec 2021 #1

You hit on it. He was unwilling to say loudly what he wanted to Eliot Rosewater Dec 2021 #8

Why Not? Me. Dec 2021 #2

They plan to do it again in 2024 Bucky Dec 2021 #3

"Suppress My Vote, And I'll Cut Your ______." nt Progressive Jones Dec 2021 #11

Republicans only support "law and order" if it means... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2021 #4

"Law and order" in the mouth of politicians is a code word for keeping POC in their place. RockRaven Dec 2021 #9

Yes, that too! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2021 #20

It is legal under the 13th Amendment, just using a different name for it. marie999 Dec 2021 #22

he had already done it once Skittles Dec 2021 #5

Other people (who he idolizes/admires) have done it, he was surrounded by enablers, and RockRaven Dec 2021 #6

Yes, and until we have a rational answer as to why it to the NG 4 hours to respond it looks like he uponit7771 Dec 2021 #7

Consequences gotta come stiff n soon Deuxcents Dec 2021 #10

It keeps him relevant to some people. He knows he lost, just like boxers Hoyt Dec 2021 #12

Bush did it KT2000 Dec 2021 #13

Of course he did, he always has in the past. BigmanPigman Dec 2021 #14

Why do you think he couldn't do it? gab13by13 Dec 2021 #15

Maybe all along it was for the $ viva la Dec 2021 #16

yeah he did Takket Dec 2021 #17

Coups often seem ridiculous and absurd until they succeed unblock Dec 2021 #18

Polls in key battleground states shifted towards TFG near the end of the campaign Kaleva Dec 2021 #28

The point about hitler's solidification of power is that it seemed absurd and impossible unblock Dec 2021 #30

Yes. Yes he did. "The whole world was watching" doesn't mean much at all-- they would have watched Hekate Dec 2021 #19

He would have gotten away with it had he been successful Johnny2X2X Dec 2021 #21

Yes, he did nt XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #23

So Did The Suckers That Went To The Capitol... ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #24

He lives for headlines, has no head for history UTUSN Dec 2021 #25

He STILL thinks... Septua Dec 2021 #26

Yes malaise Dec 2021 #27

TFG believes the election was stolen from him. Kaleva Dec 2021 #29

They (and he) did not know Congress has secret places to go for protection? Justice matters. Dec 2021 #31

Trump DIDN'T think he was "stealing" the election... brooklynite Dec 2021 #32

When pushed, he's said that the election ITSELF was the cheat... WarGamer Dec 2021 #34

He thought there was a legal loophole... WarGamer Dec 2021 #33