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Given Donald Trump's hostility toward democracy, it's worth pausing when he asks supporters, "Why are we having an election?”

By all appearances, Donald Trump really doesn’t like it when Democrats describe him as a threat to democracy, and yet, the Republican keeps saying things that reflect a degree of animosity toward the American system of government.

Take the former president’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, for example. The New York Times reported:

Trump said polls suggested he was at “93 percent” although it was not clear what that number was referring to. The former president said he responded by saying: “So why are we having an election? They didn’t have an election. Why are we having an election?”

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[–] [email protected] 118 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We've regressed from Stop the Count! to Why Count?!

[–] [email protected] 60 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Next it'll be "how count? "

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Didn't GOP try to defund The Count (well, PBS and thereby Sesame Street) some 10-15 years ago? If so, that's on them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

All because of his filthy mouth, caught on camera 16 years ago

https://youtu.be/6AXPnH0C9UA?si=tzPX7osiVcIajyJl

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[–] [email protected] 98 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Trump said polls suggested he was at “93 percent” although it was not clear what that number was referring to

I just assumed they meant his diaper

[–] [email protected] 61 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 months ago (1 children)

My day was better before I had to look at creepy weird old man crotch

[–] [email protected] 46 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Here's the perfect antidote!

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This whole thread is just disgusting.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

The name of the sub is Politics so… yea.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In the first image, he must be polling at like 110% lol.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I could see an argument for the first pic being a shadow. Wouldn't believe it, but it's slightly plausible at a glance.

Oh boy, that second pic... That just can't be fat, can it?!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

There're other diaper photos, but with AI and deep fakes, nevermind shadows, angles, effects, etc. of days gone by...who really knows anymore.

Plus, delete your search history if you venture.

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well Donald we are having an election so we can show you how many people despise you and your MAGA traitors.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

51% of the voting population (66%) by the 2020 popular vote. That's what someone might call actually a big fucking problem if you stop and think about those numbers for a moment.

"Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches."

  • Werner Twertzog aka Professor William Pannapacker

To be fair, Trump actually only got 47%, with the rest going to spoiler candidates.

So it's closer to 30% of America wants to kill 33% of America.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He should be disqualified for even acting like he’s going to be a dictator. If you can’t understand the point of democracy, you’re not qualified to be President.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

He is disqualified as per the 14th amendment and the legal fact found in Colorado that he engaged in insurrection. But it needs court enforcement.

[–] bradinutah 15 points 4 months ago

Not only is he disqualified, but his question about having an election shows his ignorance of the US Constitution itself which states there will be an election for President every four years. Elections for Senators and House Members are also laid out. Maybe like read the foundational document of law for the country you claim you want to run, Weird Orange?

[–] [email protected] 66 points 4 months ago (1 children)

so you can hopefully lose the election a second time, and the popular vote a third time.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They're intentionally saying this to cast doubt and challenge the election results, no matter how badly they lose.

If we can't get some of them to turn their conspiracy theory around and establish faith in our fair election process, then we're going to be dealing with this forever and ever.

Bush v. Gore was the end of democracy for us it turns out. That set a precedent we're not able to recover from today.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Bush v. Gore was the end of democracy for us it turns out. That set a precedent we’re not able to recover from today.

No less than three of Bush's lawyers are on SCOTUS now, BTW.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Their reward for being good puppets of the heritage foundation :(

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Yep. They are preparing the ground for another putsch. Trump's not legally eligible to hold the office, so maybe he has a point...

[–] [email protected] 50 points 4 months ago (1 children)

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-swing-state-officials-election-deniers-1235069692/

https://protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PD_County-Cert-WP_v03.1.pdf

Trump and his MAGA flying monkeys (who are not nearly as addled in the head as he himself is) have every intention of disrupting the counting and certification of votes in as many jurisdictions as possible in order to throw the election to the House (one state, one vote) or SCOTUS. When he questions "why are we having an election" it's because he's trying to stop us from having elections under his dictatorship and is floating the idea in advance to normalize it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

This is why he's going to keep repeating that he's winning by absurd margins. He'll have Magoos convinced that it was an obviously stolen election because "how could he have won 90+% of votes in polls but still lose???"

[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 months ago

Even Russia pretended to have an election.

Even Best Korea makes everyone fill out a ballot paper

[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Who didn't have an election?

I suppose I shouldn't be looking for meaning in anything he says.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I think he’s referring to the DNC not having primaries. But with a sitting president parties don’t really have primaries to pick a candidate. But since Harris moved into Biden’s place on the ticket, Trump has been whining about how it’s unfair 🙄.

But then he gets all discombobulated and complains about having to deal with an election even though he was also just made the GOP candidate without any primary elections (I think?). At that point I lose the thread as he devolves into sundowning.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The GOP had primaries. Trump won without attending any of the GOP primary debates.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

As I've been quoting since last year in regards to the GOP:

can't win a primary without Trump, can't win a general with him.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Where are these rules documented so that the violations may be cited?

"< crickets >"
-- #maga

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

The best anyone can make sense of it is that the Dems didn't exactly have an open primary to select Harris. So he's ?? confusing that with why have a general election? Which still doesn't make any sense but that's the best explanation.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

That's definitely what he meant. He's whined about it before.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Guy’s fucked in the head. It’s all verbal diarrhea.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh, he doesn't want an election now? So he just wants Biden or Harris to remain in office?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

I mean, Roberts did basically declare Biden king.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago (3 children)

In days long ago, one could dismiss such rhetorical musings as fantasy. Then Jan 6th happened, and all that followed, including the GOP falling in behind.

This anti-democratic cult must be crushed.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago

I just want to be super rude to him. "Because the assassin missed. It's not like you are going to respect the results anyway. The demographics that were against you in 2020 have only gotten worse."

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Alright, I’m more than a bit confused about this one. He stated that democrats didn’t hold a real primary and went on to question why they would need a presidential election. How is A related to B? It reminds me of the ubiquitous casual stochastic terrorism of the early 2010s in its complete absence of logic or adherence to reality.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

It's a 'why have rules at all if we're going to ignore them' whine about how Harris didn't have to win a primary.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Not that it makes it much more clear, but he's talking about the nomination. He's saying Harris didn't have to go through a traditional primary, so... either he's saying a) retroactively he shouldn't have had to either, or b) since he won the primaries, and Harris didn't have to... then he should just automatically be president and skip the whole "election where are people can vote" thing.

Probably he meant both, that he shouldn't have to go through a primary or national election. He should just get to hand-pick a poll and get his crown.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Man is that fucking cheeto scared.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

To get rid of him. For good and all.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Because US Constitution, Article II, section 1?

"Article II

Section 1

The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.

He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected"

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Precisely to stop people like you, Donald.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Trump doesn't even want to win an election. He wants Jan 6th v2.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Mans is completely fucked.

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