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Martin68

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35. Good point. They've undermined everyone's trust in the voting system, which held strong in spite of the attacks.

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 02:32 PM

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In many cases it was Republican election workers who were defending the integrity of the vote against Trumps' minions. They've persuaded many that federal government workers are getting paid for doing nothing, and that the government is a huge waste of money. Reagan started that process. But it was Nixon who had already betrayed the system and tried to weaponize the FBI and the IRS. Like Trump, Reagan was doing it to boost big business and the wealthy at the expense of middle and working class Americans.

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