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indusurb

(349 posts)
Thu May 21, 2026, 08:17 AM Thursday

What if we lose the midterms, So then what? [View all]

Say that despite all the polling, Democratic redistricting, GOTV efforts, etc. etc. The MAGA administration manages to steal the midterms. The evidence of cheating will be pretty clear, but as the old saying goes, it's not the votes, it's who counts them.

So then what? Multiple lawsuits that wind up dead in the Trump controlled court system? Mass protesting that once again put millions on the streets, but are barely acknowledged by the media and barely noticed by the public at large?

So then what? Let MAGA have the illegitimate victory and hope both that they don't completely destroy the country, and that yet again we pin our hopes on the next elections, praying that it won't be rigged as well, which you know it will be.

So then what? This is reality we could very well facing come November, and while it is great to be optimistic and upbeat, but we need to start thinking about what we're going to do if they rig this next election six ways from Sunday, which they're already doing. The usual methods for remedying such theft aren't going to work, so we need to start thinking and planning for that contingency.

So then what?

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