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16 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
The threat to the peaceful transfer of power grows. Simultaneously sinister and laughable.
Normal stuff.
Nothing says the "American People's ALL-TIME favorite president" like losing the White House after your party's had it for a single term
The man with the nuclear codes

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What about the other 12%?
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10 Nov
As always with questions of Trump and democracy, we're bogging down in a false binary.

"Coup" language is too simplistic to describe violating the norm of accepting the results of an election you have lost. Democratic erosion can result without a "coup."

We've back in the same loop:

1. Trump violates key democratic norms
2. People get worried
3. Some go too far and say dictator, coup, etc.
4. Other people point to #3 and say everything is fine b/c he's not a dictator, it's not a coup, etc.

In reality, democracy is not binary!
Democracy exists on a continuum; it is not binary. Democratic erosion can take place even if we ultimately have a peaceful transfer of power. It doesn't require dictators or coups. This more subtle form of erosion is now more common - and a greater threat to our system of govt.
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10 Nov
And they're willing to damage public trust in elections to do it
Playing with fire
Incredibly cynical. Playing with fire.
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7 Nov
I would read a 10,000 word article just on how this location was selected for Rudy's press conference.
Is this really what happened? Our timeline is dumb, but is it THAT dumb?
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4 Nov
Agree. How Fox plays Trump's claims is critically important to how the GOP base perceives the race.
To their credit
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