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Dulcinea

(10,554 posts)
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 07:51 AM 18 hrs ago

Democrats warn of a Trump election takeover. What's really happening?

(CNN) Democrats are reaching DEFCON 1 levels of alarm about President Donald Trump’s efforts to influence the coming election.

“All the signals are flashing red,” wrote Democratic strategist and CNN political analyst David Axelrod in a post on X.

“On the square, the @GOP would take a beating this fall, largely because of Trump’s unpopularity,” Axelrod said, “So he’s setting up Plan B–do whatever you need to do to win. Anything. Anyone who says ‘Well, he wouldn’t do THAT’ hasn’t paid attention.”

Use your imagination, in other words, and don’t be surprised at anything Trump does in the four months until Election Day.

https://www.cnn.com/newsletters/what-matters-07-10-26-110706?utm_source=cnn_What+Matters&utm_medium=email

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Democrats warn of a Trump election takeover. What's really happening? (Original Post) Dulcinea 18 hrs ago OP
Axelrod would be called a conspiracy nut if he posted that here, by a few. gab13by13 18 hrs ago #1
Axelrod hasn't said anything worth listening to since 2008 Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #4
To quote Sean Connery from the Untouchables: And what are you prepared to do? Chasstev365 18 hrs ago #2
Exactly... FalloutShelter 18 hrs ago #3

gab13by13

(33,189 posts)
1. Axelrod would be called a conspiracy nut if he posted that here, by a few.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 07:55 AM
18 hrs ago

Axelrod is saying that Magats can't win unless they cheat, correct?

Republicans have cheated many times in the past but don't dare say that, better to say that Democrats failed to GOTV.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,754 posts)
4. Axelrod hasn't said anything worth listening to since 2008
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:07 AM
16 hrs ago

Note the vague ambiguity of his proclamation- “Trump will do ANYTHING to win”

Anyone who says ‘Well, he wouldn’t do THAT’ hasn’t paid attention.”


Anything? Shut off the entire US power grid so vote tabulators won’t work? Nuke every major blue city?

Sure, pal.

He belongs in the same category as James Carville- professional bloviating attention seekers.

Now, if David Plouffe’s hair was on fire, I might sit up and pay attention.

FalloutShelter

(14,789 posts)
3. Exactly...
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:37 AM
18 hrs ago

Maybe stop twisting our hankies and start planning?

National Emergency? What's the plan?
Martial Law? What's the plan?
Election proceeds, but the results are not accepted? What's the plan?

You know... leadership.



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