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Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 05:43 PM Jul 2020

I am guilty of DOOM and gloom predictions, but here is why...

Until "traitor" (my pet name for the child in the WH), we did not have a political party OR a rank and file of said party openly willing to violate all laws, traditions, etc.

Willing to ignore the constitution.

Willing to use the Justice Dept to attack political opponents...Willing to use said dept to WARN US NOW they will NOT accept mail in voting (Barr did it yesterday.)

So WHAT do we have planned for such an insane situation? GOP has proven they will NEVER do the right thing. Surely we are not relying on that?

Listening to Randi Rhodes today, a clerk from a USPS office called and said they were being directed to not put out for delivery ballots and some other things, and were told to delay them. Then you hear people saying their RX is 3 days late.

HELLO!

Oh, and in fairness to me, I predicted pretty much everything that is happening, I merely thought what was the worst thing they could do and I said that would happen. I hate that it was THAT EASY to predict their behavior. Anyone could do it. I am NOT special at all.

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Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
3. I just want our leaders, our legal people to ASSUME these horrible things will happen.
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 05:50 PM
Jul 2020

Then we might have a fighting chance.

Bettie

(16,095 posts)
8. Assume they will happen
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 06:12 PM
Jul 2020

and have a plan to address them.

If it doesn't happen, GREAT! If it does, there's a plan in place to deal with it.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

I don't get why that is doom and gloom and if/when it does happen, what do you want to bet there will be no plan to deal with it?

Thekaspervote

(32,762 posts)
5. As far as mail in voting not being accepted, there are too many red states that vote mostly by mail
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 06:00 PM
Jul 2020

To not accept them. Dotard is shooting himself in the foot again if that happens

I get that you feel strongly about your predictions and sounds like you have been correct. Having said that, here’s one that is easily made that may make you feel better. Everything dotard touches fails. He will fail at being re-elected as well.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
6. Wait, so what if a red state eliminates half the votes, they still elect all repubs...
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 06:02 PM
Jul 2020

Do you know what I mean?

I guess the same argument can be made about a blue state, now that I think of it.

So tiring dealing DAILY with actual fascist nazis in the WH and Senate and House.

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