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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Sun Aug 20, 2023, 02:50 PM Aug 2023

You can't "Save Democracy with this one weird trick"..... [View all]

It doesn't matter if lawyers, law professors, constitutional scholars or political pundits say Donald Trump is "automatically" disqualified from running for office under the 14th Amendment. Reality is that no election official is going to kick him off the ballot absent a prosecution and conviction in Court.

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You can't "Save Democracy with this one weird trick"..... [View all] brooklynite Aug 2023 OP

but you can repeat it 1000 times a day and let it sink in to public consciousness Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #1

The architects of disinformation are not going to fall for that MutantAndProud Aug 2023 #2

the consumers of disinformation might Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #8

Only hypothetically. Most of them are already locked into channels and silos MutantAndProud Aug 2023 #13

we are working at the margins--big issues are, turning undecided independents Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #14

That's true MutantAndProud Aug 2023 #16

+++ JohnSJ Aug 2023 #3

people will decide to vote for Trump (or not) stopdiggin Aug 2023 #5

Unfortunately, the ones who need to to hear & understand it the most will ignore it. elocs Aug 2023 #7

Bingo! stopdiggin Aug 2023 #4

Reality is funny that way Fiendish Thingy Aug 2023 #6

So what would happen if ONE large state did not put him on the ballot, no popular votes for him mitch96 Aug 2023 #9

That would work if it was a red state. LiberalFighter Aug 2023 #10

The people pushing this stuff aren't doing us any favors. TwilightZone Aug 2023 #11

They aren't "pushing this stuff" milestogo Aug 2023 #12

I disagree. It is great for trolling Trump's cult as well Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #15