This is the MAGA litmus test. If they don’t answer this question right, Trump won’t pick them for any cabinet positions. They’re all angling for power in a Trump White House.
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And as another commenter said, its fucken terrifying these outlets aren't forcing them to define "fair and transparent".
As one of my favorite lines from the legend David Bowie, "You say that a lot, I wonder what your frame of reference is."
So loyalty to American values will disqualify you from serving in a neofascist government.
Why does no one ever ask for specifics? What is fair? What is transparent? Don't let them leave these answers vague where literally anything can strike them as unfair. Should every vote be counted? Does anyone remember when they simultaneously demanded the count be stopped in one place and continued in others? Force them to look ridiculous. Of course they will just wind up saying and doing whatever in the end, but put it next to a quote so their buffoonery is on full display. Jesus christ, where are the real journalists?
Why does no one ever ask for specifics?
The con that Convicted Sex Offender Treason Trump is running depends on never talking about specifics. That applies to everything, not just his Start the Steal conspiracy. Every politician besides himself is "corrupt" or "crooked". No specific details ever given. Even though Bernie Sanders correctly says Trump himself was the most corrupt president in American history. The election was "stolen". No specific details ever given that have not been completely debunked in courts.
Hence my cry for better journalists. They do nothing except hit record and ask the most insipid questions and let these morons prattle on and then play it for an audience and call it news. It's fucking useless. We might as well get all our news from fucking TikTok.
This leans right into Americans' short attention spans and inability to understand nuance or complicated subjects.
I mean large swaths of the country chirp "America is the best" or "America is #1" without ever even taking a second to ask what it is we're even "the best" at.
Reminder that Steve Bannon frankly confessed Trump's Start the Steal conspiracy plans to a group of Trump insiders before the election.
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/22/1112138665/jan-6-committee-hearing-transcript
…audio from Trump advisor, Steve Bannon, surfaced from October 31st, 2020, just a few days before the Presidential election.
Let’s listen. [Begin Videotape]
STEVE BANNON: And what Trump’s going to do is declare victory, right? He’s going to declare victory, but that doesn’t mean he’s a winner. He’s just gonna say he’s a winner. The Democrats — more of our people vote early that count. Theirs vote in mail. And so they’re going to have a natural disadvantage and Trump’s going to take advantage — that’s our strategy.
He’s gonna declare himself a winner. So when you wake up Wednesday morning, it’s going to be a firestorm. Also — also if Trump is — if Trump is losing by 10 or 11:00 at night, it’s going to be even crazier. Because he’s gonna sit right there and say they stole it. If Biden’s wining, Trump is going to do some crazy shit.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Ben Carson's remarks about whether he would accept the results of the 2024 presidential election regardless of which party wins falls in line with a recent Republican trend that's causing a stir among social media users.
Trump's federal election interference trial is regarding his alleged involvement in the events that resulted in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol and attempt to block the peaceful transfer of power.
Earlier this week, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz joined CNN's The Source with Kaitlin Collins to discuss the same question about accepting the results the upcoming election.
Democratic strategist Adam Parkhomenko reposted the video segment of Carson's response with the caption: "They are still pushing the big lie even after all their buddies and colleagues continue to get indicted."
Russell Drew, a self-described "political junkie," replied to a video post with the comment: "Folks, this is the Republican playbook: Refuse to say you'll accept election results if Donald Trump loses.
German film and television star Eric Braeden posted on X on Thursday night: "LAURA COATES, I really like you, but WHY do you give airtime to BEN CARSON, knowing the nonsense he spouts!
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If the current administration gave a shit about preserving democracy, they would find a reason to let the fbi round these people up. They are a danger to us all and openly treasonous.
It's a double edged sword. If they allow this to happen, democracy crumbles under a new admin. If they do anything to deter authoritarians getting into power is technically anti-democratic too.
Either this admin undermines the belief in democracy by stopping an authoritarian administration to participate in elections or they allow the authoritarians to run and hope the electorate aren't complete idiots (in a voting system rigged towards the authoritarians via the electoral college).