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[–] [email protected] 77 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He is still holding power though. Look how he was able to block aid to Ukraine for 6 months. Or how he tanked the border bill that actually had everything Republicans were asking for.

He is not a president, but he still controls people in powerful positions.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Exactly, it’s not going to come from Trump himself. Trump will Truth “it was rigged” and kool aid drinkers around the country in positions of power will manufacture the proof, and go along with every step.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago

Yes, This is important to acknowledge. He also has an extremely complicit supreme court who are a bit over their handle bars and may suffer consequences if he isn't elected. So yes.

However.. If its clear, and I do think it will be, that he hasn't won, he flips from being an asset to being a liability. As they say, if you are aiming for the King, don't miss. They won't have the ability to throw down smokebombs (read: misinformation, lawsuits, etc) in the way that they did around 2020.

What Trump offers is a path to power. If he can't/ doesn't win the election, his only offering is moot. And the bodies along the way are there to see (look at Pence, Giuliani, etc.. Trump uses people and dumps them).

Its something we need to be 100% paying attention to. But its a far far more difficult lift this time around than last.