• merc@sh.itjust.works
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    until a new Congress is seated in '27

    So, you think Trump isn’t going to have democratic candidates arrested and/or disqualified from running? It’s one of the standard next steps for authoritarian leaders.

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      People said the same thing about W. Bush and the opposing side said the same thing about Obama. I’m cautiously optimistic.

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        Neither of them ignored court orders the way Trump has done. Neither of them tried to launch an insurrection when they lost an election the way Trump did on Jan 6th. Neither of them called up governors and tried to pressure them to “find a few votes” the way Trump did in Georgia.