If Trump is acquitted it’s either: beat him in an election he’s rigged in his favor or else take to the streets by the 10s of millions.
The only way to beat him in his rigged election is to reject any and every reason, presented by any media source, not to vote for his opponent
The only way to beat him in his rigged election is to reject any and every reason, presented by any media source, not to vote for his opponent
Because Trump has argued a president’s right to commit any crimes he deems necessary in order to cheat the election, any election with a result benefiting him logically must be assumed the result of a criminal cheat.
THAT is the reality Senate Republicans will vote to establish.
THAT is the reality Senate Republicans will vote to establish.
According to the argument his lawyers made on the Senate floor? By any means within his vast power that he deems necessary.
Any scandal against the Democratic opponent must be presumed manufactured by the most powerful man on earth—a known criminal autocrat.
Unless the Democratic opponent happens to also be a known criminal autocrat empowered with the office of the presidency, ignore scandal and vote
Unless the Democratic opponent happens to also be a known criminal autocrat empowered with the office of the presidency, ignore scandal and vote
By the way, I want to differentiate this from "vote blue no matter who."
It will be necessary to vote for the Democrat no matter what—which introduces real danger that a toxic Democrat gets nominated—one who wants to work WITH this criminal Republican element.
Nominate wisely.
It will be necessary to vote for the Democrat no matter what—which introduces real danger that a toxic Democrat gets nominated—one who wants to work WITH this criminal Republican element.
Nominate wisely.
If the Democrats nominate a candidate whose pitch is to work *with* a criminal Republican element, a lot of voters will decide, I think, to just vote for the criminal Republican element and cut out the middle man.
You MUST vote for the Democrat.
But nominate wisely.
You MUST vote for the Democrat.
But nominate wisely.
I *am* advocating to vote for the Democrat no matter what.
But this is our opportunity to set our tragectory and plot our course.
Trajectory matters. Choosing a course grounded in situational reality matters.
Vote blue in November.
But nominate wisely in spring.
But this is our opportunity to set our tragectory and plot our course.
Trajectory matters. Choosing a course grounded in situational reality matters.
Vote blue in November.
But nominate wisely in spring.
If we don't nominate somebody who recognizes the Republican Party to be a lawless organization, who fails to recognize Donald Trump to be a criminal autocrat, who isn't willing to fight the fights that will come as a result of those truths, our hope is slight.
Nominate wisely.
Nominate wisely.
Incidentally, even though this will be the reality if Senate Republicans vote to acquit after such a defense, it's *incredibly* damaging to democracy to create such a reality.
Which I'd say is the main reason Senate Republicans intend to create it.
Which I'd say is the main reason Senate Republicans intend to create it.
It is horribly damaging to democracy to create a situation in which an election has to be presumed rigged.
And yet that will be our reality, so we must believe it.
In the same way Trump Republicans have methodically destroyed truth, they destroy trust.
As do all authoritarians
And yet that will be our reality, so we must believe it.
In the same way Trump Republicans have methodically destroyed truth, they destroy trust.
As do all authoritarians
