“The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over — we should take over the voting — the voting in at least many, 15 places,’” Trump told Bongino in the interview. “The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”

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    America will lose its democracy before the midterms. Waiting to act is a losing move. There is no way Trump will leave office against his will, whether it’s by canceling elections, taking them over, cheating, or just ignoring the outcome. Americans need to protest hard right now to save their country.

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      There is no way Trump will leave office against his will

      That’s fine. There’s what needs to happen, and there’s what Trump wants. Only one of those matters, and it’s not the whims of the dickless-tator.

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    15 places, eh? I feel like he rattled this one off early. We were all expecting the insurrection act first, then this. Curious to see what the response is to this tomorrow, but if its to double down, ain’t no better time to use that second amendment and put it to a unified use.

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    This has certain similarities to Bleeding Kansas.

    The conflict was characterized by years of electoral fraud, raids, assaults, and murders carried out in the Kansas Territory and neighboring Missouri by proslavery “border ruffians” and retaliatory raids carried out by antislavery “free-staters”.

    Missouri, a slave state since 1821, was populated by many settlers with Southern sympathies and pro-slavery views, some of whom tried to influence the Kansas decision by entering Kansas and claiming to be residents. The conflict was fought both politically and between civilians, where it eventually degenerated into brutal gang violence and paramilitary guerrilla warfare.

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    He knows he is going to have his ass kicked in the midterms. Watch out for dirty tricks. He will try to pull all of them.