Dozens of interviews with people deeply familiar or involved with the election process point to a clear consensus: Not only could Trump make a second attempt at overturning an election he loses, he and his allies are already laying the groundwork.
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WE KNOOOOWWWW. It’s the worst-kept secret in politics. People in other countries are aware. The birds are aware. It’s part and parcel of the experience of fascism. Never underestimate what pure evil is capable of doing.
Realistically is there anything we can do?
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Be ready, especially if you’re on the east coast.
The rednecks are assuming they’re the only ones with balls and nobody else will stand up to them, like all bullies think.
Prove them wrong.
As a Redneck dont associate us with the white trash. Some of us still remember Blair Mountain and arent fond of the comparison.
at a personal level, contact the governor and ask them how you can be certain as a voter that trump won’t steal the election like he tried in 2020.
let them know you’re paying attention.
My fucking Governor is in on it
I bet a few of them are.
despite the fuckery, many policy decisions are changed by people calling in and emailing in and telling the elected officials that people are watching them and disagree with what they are doing.
public opinion does make a difference, so on a personal level that’s what we can do.
Save up so you can buy a bus/train/plane ticket to DC if they try shit. If they do what they’re signaling and the legislature fails us it’ll be down to mass civil disobedience to keep the country from fascism.
I wish I had a better answer, but they’ve eroded so many of our institutions.
Grassroots political activism and civic engagement. A sufficiently large victory would help discredit their methods going into the future. In the shorter term, our own legions of poll watchers will provide additional witnesses to offer witness testimony when things inevitably land in court.
Give em the D!