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10 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
I’m not a fan of Bill Maher, but I can recognize a prescient prediction: & this is not only terrifyingly plausible, it’s the path we are currently on & will remain on if we don’t get voting rights legislation passed or hold Trump accountable for his crimes
I want to clarify a few things. First, if your takeaway from this is that all hope for America is lost, then you’ve missed the point. These predictions are not set in stone. We have the power to change them right now. So stay involved & engaged in the fight for democracy.
Second, I do not believe Trump will be the nominee in 2024. While I know most people have lost faith in the notion that Trump will actually face some consequences for his crimes, I have not. He still faces thousands of criminal charges and he will be brought down by one of them. Image
Third, I believe we can win the midterms in 2022 despite the fact that the party out of power usually wins. If Congressional Democrats succeed in passing the Build Back Better program, it will give us a chance. If they pass BBB & voting rights legislation, we will win.

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