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?”
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"
Mans is completely fucked.
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.
Yeah, but this time he doens’t control the army. I’m not nearly as worried if he’s not in power while executing his coup. The republican traitors in congress would have gone along wtih it if he managed to pull of Jan 6th and he would have weeded out any general who wasn’t a Trump nut-job right after he delayed the transfer of power. It’s really was scary as shit.
True, however Trump is turning into an icon now. He will become the dust of history. What he leaves behind is not only a dangerous idea, but a party organisation willing to pursue extreme ideology. Plus almost half the country either disinterested or absolutely fine with it
They aren’t banking on a military coup d’état, they want to delay and obfuscate until their crooked Supreme Court can award them the presidency, then start passing legislation that allows red states to do whatever they want with regards to elections. All this “never vote again” stuff is literal, the GOP wants to take advantage of the fact that there are more red states and that gives them unbalanced voting power, then stuff those governments with loyal cronies.
All this because Lincoln was killed and we subsequently fucked up Reconstruction. Should have changed the rules back to protect citizens instead of land.
Who didn’t have an election?
I suppose I shouldn’t be looking for meaning in anything he says.
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.
The GOP had primaries. Trump won without attending any of the GOP primary debates.
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.
Where are these rules documented so that the violations may be cited?
“< crickets >”
– #maga
Guy’s fucked in the head. It’s all verbal diarrhea.
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.
Which honestly is something the DNC can fuck right off about. Make it democratic, what do you have to lose? Are you scared the people might choose someone your corporate overlords dislike?
But it in no way is party candidate selection as important as ensuring the national election is democratic.
For DNC it was more about time. I’ll have to leave it to them to figure that out, but it seems they thought they didn’t have enough time.
Under normal circumstances I’d agree, but as long as the GOP is the Fascist Party, spending time on a primary so close to the election is a luxury we couldn’t afford. Immediately coalescing behind a single candidate and hitting the ground running is what we needed.
Yep, it’s a problem to be solved AFTER they take the election.
That’s definitely what he meant. He’s whined about it before.
After exporting Trumps all over the world America is getting a Trump of their own.
Even Russia pretended to have an election.
Even Best Korea makes everyone fill out a ballot paper
Because dumbfucks like him are not qualified to run the show
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.
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.
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?
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.
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???”
Toddler crying face.
He confused octane with percent after dispensing himself a tall glass of premium that day.
Pretty sure that was “leaded”, because “Muh Rights”…
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
not working…
better
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?!
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.
In the first image, he must be polling at like 110% lol.
Who leaked that poll?
Prolly some librul who’s against trickle down economics
My day was better before I had to look at creepy weird old man crotch
Here’s the perfect antidote!
This whole thread is just disgusting.
The name of the sub is Politics so… yea.
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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-unsettling-new-question-are-election-rcna167196
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/one-democratic-criticism-seems-bother-trump-rcna163685
https://www.msnbc.com/the-weekend/watch/-sleepwalking-into-a-dictatorship-why-trump-poses-a-serious-threat-to-democracy-208497733803
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/17/us/trump-harris-election/f423d6f6-d305-5db3-b5ba-16cc4d6e7b4dI 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.”
It is more than the GOP/Trump not liking the “American” way of government. I don’t know anyone who particularly likes it. It is because they are opposed to the very idea of democracy.
