I think a number of politicians/feds/lawyers from all sides are going to be screwed things move forward. Clean it up!
Trolling aside, I don't see how he'll be "re-elected" by a landslide. He lost the popular vote last night, his popularity among non republican sheep is incredibly low and realistically, his victory came because Clinton didn't emphasize going to or giving a shit about Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. And he *barely* won those states. He might win again, but it won't be in a landslide. Oh, he'll tell you it was (and idiots will believe him), but it won't be.
I have faith in the voting public, a majority of whom voted against Trump. My concern is whether it will be a free and fair election. From foreign interference, to hundreds of millions of dollars in dark money going to Trump, to insecure voting machines, to Republican led States doing everything they can, with the demise of Voting Rights Act, to keep the "wrong" people (Black, Hispanic, youth) from voting. I have no doubt Trump would lose a fair election.
I have absolutely no doubt that Russia/Putin meddled in our elections and intelligence agencies have verified it as well. And though I don't think they directly affected ballots/voting machines, I do however believe that through bots/social media, etc., they were able to sway enough voters who were on the fence to give their vote to Trump. Some of the states/precincts were close enough that even a small percentage could have made the difference. Putin owns Trump...and Trump owns the GOP.
I'm really tired of lawyers like Rudy playing courtroom games with the govt and media.....any defense attorney will lie to win...it's the "truth is not the truth" bullshit....Rudy is a broken man from all I've heard him say and do. I hope he goes to jail.
Putin has just started making it ok in Russia to arrest journalists as spies.....he's been doing it already even poisoning some but now he's trying to put it into law......sound familiar?
These are all fair points, but unfortunately, the basic premise of the US electoral votes gives a lot more power to people in rural communities over people in dense areas, so the idea of 'fair' elections where everyone's vote is worth the same is a myth. Given that - I stand by my original statement - I am not at all confident in the voting public's ability to vote with reason
At least you guys are realistic. You kind of need to be to win an election. I don’t understand the people kicking back and smugly ensuring everyone he’s not going to win again. That is PRECISELY what lost the election in 2016. Not Russia. Not voting machines. Not racism and sexism. Complacency on the part of Democratic voters is what lost that election. And instead of owning up and addressing the problem they are doubling down and pissing off a bunch of people on their own side again.
