Steve Schmidt just spit some truth on MSNBC.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I am paraphrasing.

He lost the popular vote by 3,000,000 votes. He won the Electoral College by 78,000 votes. He is less popular today than the day he was elected. There is nothing to be afraid of

[hlthe2b]

1. Steve Schmidt, I think you mean, but yes... he was on top of it.

[Squinch]

2. No, that isn't true. We need to be more afraid than ever about our elections being hacked.

They did not just get into those systems to tell their friends they did it.

I believe votes were changed in the last election, though many dispute the idea.

I have no doubt attempts will be made to change votes in all future elections. And even those who don't believe it has happened before MUST admit that its a distinct possibility for the future.

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

4. Votes WERE Changed

They did not go through all that effort, just to lose by 60K votes spread over a few states.

There is a reason everybody, including her, thought Hillary had it locked up. Even with the Comey surprise.

And for those forgetting, it happened in 2004 as well, with that last Unpopular repub president.

[GemDigger]

11. In my state it is near impossible to change the votes. Facebook does not change votes it

changes minds. 70,000 ( a small number divided by three states) dumbass people who are too stupid to realize that they were the recipients of a good game of mind f*** (PsyOps style) is all that was needed to change their minds or steer them to Jill.

[NewJeffCT]

14. Looking back

If all those stories about Trump with Stormy Daniels and Trump paying for his mistress' abortion had come out before the election instead of being squashed, it might have caused some of the evangelical voters to stay home instead of voting Trump and maybe makes the difference.

(Now, I think they're happy with the RW judges he's appointed, but they were not quite so sure prior to the election)

[thegoose]

30. But at what point did they become Trumpanzees?

As far as they're concerned, he can grab p###ies, shoot people on Fifth Avenue, lie, steal, cheat and they just don't give a fuck. Because they're holier than thou! Barf.

[NewJeffCT]

31. I think once Donny was in office

and gave us Neil Gorusch and a slew of RW judges, they were happy.

Plus, the attempt at the transgender ban made them happy.

It was only 77 or 78,000 votes across three states, and I know PA has a pretty good sized evangelical vote, as does Michigan.

[pnwmom]

15. Most states had their election systems broken into, so it wasn't that hard.

And some states had their registration lists altered. This time they will no doubt do more.

[GemDigger]

16. Agreed. My point is no actual votes themselves were changed.

[GemDigger]

19. They broke into them also to get personal info, email addresses, phone numbers, election ...

participation, etc to get to the individual voter.

[pnwmom]

24. But if you prevent a chunk of Democratic voters from voting, by messing with their registrations,

it is as effective as changing their votes.

[GemDigger]

26. I am not good at explaining myself so..check the links in this link.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210974429

I am confident that they now know what size underwear we wear as well as our blood pressure.

[dchill]

25. They've been changing votes for at least 18 years...

WITHOUT. Russian help. So....

I'm VERY afraid.

[Jim__]

7. Yes, votes were changed and our current government supports fixed elections.

They know they can't win an honest election.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

8. Totally agree.

We should have a tax boycott,,,,taxation without representation. We arent paying the salaries of folks who despise us, Has to stop.

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

13. A Tax Boycott, Sounds Like A Winner

What happens when the IRS starts sending notices and assessing penalties?

[Ponietz]

28. +1

[CincyDem]

3. And his Second Act is a tirade on Paul Ryan. Spot on. n/t

[Quemado]

5. There is something to be afraid of

The U.S. President is elected by the Electoral College, not by popular vote. The EC has been gamed in the past and is vulnerable to gaming in the future. All it takes is a little voter suppression, a little gerrymandering, more demagoguery, and voila! The gamester wins despite losing the popular vote.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

10. Don't forget the pay-offs.

[malaise]

6. The bigger point is he can't pay those idiots to be killed by the police

They will scatter like flies near the pesticide man.

[poli-junkie]

9. Any link to Steve Schmidt's commentary today?

[Awsi Dooger]

12. Incumbency

I'm always aware of presidential incumbency, no matter what it looks like two years out. Only Jimmy Carter has lost in this scenario in more than a century, if an incumbent's party has held the White House for only one term.

Benefit of a doubt. Independents tend to shift back, no matter who they favored in the prior midterm.

Steve Schmidt is focusing on current variables. I tend to ignore details like that in favor of the wide scope. IMO, it's generally best to ignore today when making forecasts. Today is remarkably fragile.

To defeat Donald Trump in 2020 we need his approval rating to be no higher than it is today. Trump will have no shame in unleashing the full Roy Cohn playbook in 2020, demeaning and twisting our nominee, no matter who it is.

[MoonRiver]

18. Bush Sr lost to Clinton in 1992.

[oswaldactedalone]

20. '92

Just saying.

[MoonRiver]

23. Thanks I corrected!

[Mr.Bill]

17. As long as he's in office there's plenty to be afraid of.

Right now he could start having journalists openly murdered and congress would not do anything, and the people at his rallies would let out a deafening cheer.

[DFW]

21. There is this to be afraid of

He remains CIC, is still nominating nut case judges that Grassley and McTurtle tell him to, and has apparently just blessed the EPA's industry-inspired ruling that asbestos is suddenly no longer carcenogenic.

The USA does not have a parliamentary system. If we had, a no-confidence vote could have been held a year ago.

[Honeycombe8]

22. Don't underestimate the Russian effect. They know which races to target.

Russia will have an effect, if they give it half a try.

[SunSeeker]

27. That is why EVERYONE needs to get out and vote, to making it overwhelmingly. nt

[helpisontheway]

29. Yeah and he also said Trump was not gonna win in 2016

Now we have his dumb @ss as president. I thought there was no way they would re-elect GW Bush but they did. So I will not be surprised if Trump is elected again.