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Trump preps catalog of "cheating" claims for potential election loss (www.axios.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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"Through public remarks, Truth Social screeds and more than 100 preemptive lawsuits, Donald Trump is assembling a detailed catalog of excuses for rejecting the results of the 2024 election — if he loses,” Axios reports.

“The Trump-aligned efforts to overturn the 2020 election — both overtly and covertly, peacefully then violently — shocked the American public. No one should be surprised this time around.”

“The former president, who risks jail time and more criminal trials if he loses, has expanded his range of baseless attacks on U.S. voting procedures in recent weeks and months.”

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[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

If all of this is so known why is he allowed to keep operating? Bad precedent.

[-] Jagger2097@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Very little of this is a crime. The system was built by people who felt shame, Trump does not and is therefore immune to this backlash as his followers believe his lies.

[-] ValorieAF@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Bad president*

[-] Soup@lemmy.cafe 0 points 2 months ago

Hopefully it’s to allow more evidence to pile up. If he loses and goes nuclear, that’ll be all they need. So maybe they’re giving him enough water to sink himself in.

[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

Those internal polls must really suck balls

[-] drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 13 points 2 months ago

Yeah this isn't st all a good sign for them. They don't believe in mandates so this isn't to get a lead and they are lazy, they wouldn't do this much if they didn't absolutely think they would need it.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

This has been their plan for 4+ years, regardless of polls. They've been actively trying to infiltrate elections bureaucracy with MAGA zealots for that long.

[-] zephorah@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago

Can we not elect any more Cluster B personality disorders going forward? Please.

Their hopelessly entrenched in an alternative reality basic approach to the world is toxic enough on the regular lives scale. With the presidency we get crap like this.

[-] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 months ago

Don't worry! This will be the last time/election.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

😬

[-] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago

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[+] andyburke@fedia.io -19 points 2 months ago

Do any of us care about his bullshit? No.

I hate that I have to read news articles about how bullshit claims will wend their way through courts for years while we continue to give attention to a shouting spray tan.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Yes, quite a lot of us care about the country not descending into a fascist dictatorship and not getting murdered by the state in a purge, actually.

[-] ValorieAF@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Are you dense? A political party is openly planning a fascist takeover of the government. Why shouldn't EVERYONE care about that?

[-] andyburke@fedia.io -4 points 1 month ago

I care about that. What I don't care about are fearmongering articles about his fever dreams that get reported like dire prognostications.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago

Once he gets past this election he'll settle down and start doing some things for the public, like helping build houses or whatever.

[-] 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm going to press X for doubt

I'm hopeful he does.. but I'm not going to be surprised when he doesn't.

this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2024

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