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Trump's Not 'Bluffing': Inside the MAGA Efforts To Make a Second Term Even More Extreme
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I have zero expectations for him to win. I'm more wondering what they're going to try this time when he doesn't. 'Jan 6: Part II' isn't going to happen, and I fear we're all going to be dealing with militia insurgency bullshit for the foreseeable future.
Why would you have zero expectations that he'll win? Were you not around in 2016?
Not to speak for the other person but I feel the same way. His win in 2016 was a fluke. He barely squeaked out an electoral college win aided by a bad Democratic candidate that nobody really liked, a steady drip of disinformation from Russia/wikileaks, and Comey. Then in 2020 when the incumbent has a huge advantage, he got his ass kicked hard. I've wondered for the past 4 years is he's gained any voters and after Jan 6th, 80+ indictments, 34 guilty verdicts, and more criminal trials to come, I have a hard time believing he's gained millions of votes.
But goddamn, everybody ignore that and VOTE!!
I wish I had the same mindset, but moderates have shown time and time again throughout history that they will side with outright fascism rather than any amount of actual social progress.
The conclusion is the same though. Get your ass our there and vote
E: words is hard