Anonymous wrote:What do republicans say about this (other than blaming Democrats or ignoring the issue)?
Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised there isn't a thread on this already. The tweet says it all. These are very, very scary times. Even if FPOTUS is doing this as a grift, the people in the audience are dead serious.
"Team Normal" Republicans, PLEASE, this is a chance to speak out. There is only so much Democrats can do. I'm pleading with you. Someone, many people, will get killed if this doesn't stop.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Trump senses the noose tightening as DOJ and other investigations continue. He will become more desperate and erratic day by day. He and his cult of true believers — mostly QAnon fritters — are a clear and present threat to democracy. The only possible silver lining is that there were only about 2000 attendees last night. Hardly a Nuremberg rally.
The folks we should really be concerned about are not these cray-crays, but the GOP operatives and pols who are gearing up to reject or manipulate election results if things don't go their way. These folks have also drunk the koolaid, despite not looking as crazy on the outside as Trump rally-goers.
From today's Post:
Republicans in key battleground races refuse to say they will accept results
The reluctance of many GOP candidates to embrace a long-standing tenet of American democracy shows how Trump’s assault on the integrity of U.S. elections has spread far beyond the 2020 presidential race. This year, multiple losing candidates could refuse to accept their defeats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/18/republicans-refuse-accept-results/
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Mastriano had his supplicants do this finger wave as well. This is the new fascist call out. Heil Trump or something.
What say you, GOP?
Well, he's your guy; Ds spent money to campaign on his behalf because they thought he's be easy to beat. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-democrats-wanted-doug-mastriano-and-now-theyve-got-him/
Now you have an authoritarian teaching people lazy gang signs.
Not sure if there is a whole lot to say, other than, this is bleak.
Anonymous wrote:Mastriano had his supplicants do this finger wave as well. This is the new fascist call out. Heil Trump or something.
What say you, GOP?
Anonymous wrote:Trump senses the noose tightening as DOJ and other investigations continue. He will become more desperate and erratic day by day. He and his cult of true believers — mostly QAnon fritters — are a clear and present threat to democracy. The only possible silver lining is that there were only about 2000 attendees last night. Hardly a Nuremberg rally.
The reluctance of many GOP candidates to embrace a long-standing tenet of American democracy shows how Trump’s assault on the integrity of U.S. elections has spread far beyond the 2020 presidential race. This year, multiple losing candidates could refuse to accept their defeats.