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LakeVermilion

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5. Perhaps the reason he believes it was a steal,

Mon Jan 3, 2022, 09:37 AM

Jan 2022

is because he had mechanisms in place to steal the election for himself. He assumed that he could steal the election, when in fact, so many people voted for Biden/Harris, that the vote overwhelmed his workings.

TFG never made an attempt to enlarge his base. He never made an attempt to reach 50% popularity. I would only assume that TFG expected to squeak by using the Electoral College, backed up by some state/local tweaks in the vote.

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superb quote from 'The Steal: The Attempt to Overturn the 2020 Election & the People Who Stopped It' [View all] Celerity Jan 2022 OP

Get thee to the greatest page malaise Jan 2022 #1

I loved what they said, True Blue American Jan 2022 #21

Roberts created the Voting Rights mess malaise Jan 2022 #27

That is not all Roberts Court has done. True Blue American Jan 2022 #32

+1,000 malaise Jan 2022 #36

Sinema is going to be even harder than Manchin, in terms of getting her to accept a carve-out to the Celerity Jan 2022 #43

I don't agree. mahina Jan 2022 #29

Yes, the big democracy protection/voting bills in congress are OURS. Hortensis Jan 2022 #35

Sounds Like I Need to Add This to My "Must Read" List The Roux Comes First Jan 2022 #2

K&R. He claimed fraud was the reason he lost to Ted Cruz in the 2016 bullwinkle428 Jan 2022 #3

Because of course, every time he loses, it's never his fault, it's rigged. thesquanderer Jan 2022 #4

I used to wonder this myself until Quakerfriend Jan 2022 #8

Of course he does. AngryOldDem Jan 2022 #14

100% 2Gingersnaps Jan 2022 #17

Thank you for pointing that absolutely crucial factor out. niyad Jan 2022 #33

snake oil salesman Celerity Jan 2022 #46

We can blame the MSM True Blue American Jan 2022 #23

Yes, we most certainly can. And I do. AngryOldDem Jan 2022 #40

In that case, I believe Michael Cohen. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #16

Michael suing Barr True Blue American Jan 2022 #24

Well he has to do SOMETHING to ease his bruised ego. calimary Jan 2022 #61

Perhaps the reason he believes it was a steal, LakeVermilion Jan 2022 #5

I don't think "belief" enters into the cranial cavity of TFG Martin Eden Jan 2022 #44

Yes pandr32 Jan 2022 #45

Absolutely! MyMission Jan 2022 #48

No, Chump is more nakedly evil than that FakeNoose Jan 2022 #54

I agree... bahboo Jan 2022 #57

The thought of DownriverDem Jan 2022 #6

And the republican response to this was... sarchasm Jan 2022 #7

Right, it is WAY to gracious giving a nod to republicans there Cosmocat Jan 2022 #10

I saw this, and I was pissed at MSNBC maxrandb Jan 2022 #9

1000% Cosmocat Jan 2022 #11

I was about to post the same thing max, gab13by13 Jan 2022 #15

+1 n/t area51 Jan 2022 #41

Why be pissed at MSNBC for talking about a book somebody wrote? ShazzieB Jan 2022 #18

The book misses the main point of the coup, gab13by13 Jan 2022 #31

have you read the book? Celerity Jan 2022 #47

And there is another postmortem; 2Gingersnaps Jan 2022 #19

Or one who lived that History. True Blue American Jan 2022 #25

THIS malaise Jan 2022 #20

First rule of fascism AngryOldDem Jan 2022 #12

Excellent. Bookmarked. Shared. Thanks. lamp_shade Jan 2022 #13

The thousands of Americans who work the polls are all the proof you need. The Jungle 1 Jan 2022 #22

The poll workers volunteer True Blue American Jan 2022 #28

Yes that is the insurance policy. The Jungle 1 Jan 2022 #30

...K&R... spanone Jan 2022 #26

KNR niyad Jan 2022 #34

K&R........... secondwind Jan 2022 #37

K & R...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2022 #38

K&R UCmeNdc Jan 2022 #39

"stopped by the integrity of hundreds of obscure Americans" Martin Eden Jan 2022 #42

+1 Celerity Jan 2022 #50

Just as Raygun chipped away at the trust of government Ferrets are Cool Jan 2022 #49

That's why they've run them out and replaced them with Trumpbots lame54 Jan 2022 #51

Thanks Celerity for posting this and also, to all of the others posting too. If this post does... SWBTATTReg Jan 2022 #52

yw! cheers Celerity Jan 2022 #53

Thanks for the tip - I definitely want to read this book FakeNoose Jan 2022 #55

The people who stopped it were the people who outvoted him Rocknation Jan 2022 #56

Fuck the Slobfather Blue Owl Jan 2022 #58

yes Celerity Jan 2022 #59

Kick dalton99a Jan 2022 #60

From the beggining it was if I lose the I was cheated. Historic NY Jan 2022 #62