"The crackdown on the George Floyd protests in the summer of 2020 was a prologue for what will happen should Trump return to power—and after 2016, there is no excuse for thinking Trump can’t win. That means that the surveillance and detention authorities, operations, and institutions that emerged out of the War on Terror must be understood as weapons in the hands of a president determined to wield them against Americans."
~ Spencer Ackerman
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-presidential-power-security-state/
"and after 2016, there is no excuse for thinking Trump can’t win."
Excuses will be made. The ones I have heard are "Biden is the most popular president in 75 years." "Polls all lie."
People are insane if they think trump can't win. He DID win once. He hasn't lost a vote yet. Probably MORE people will vote for him than did in 2020.
@JonKramer Yes. I was an outlier in 2016 when people in more culturally dominant and sophisticated bubbles than mine — I live in the deep-red state of Arkansas — were scoffing at the notion Trump could win. I knew better. And I turned out to be right.
@wdlindsy I was watching TYT news before the primaries, when they pointed out trump was electable. I had dismissed him until then, because the guy is obviously just a bigoted clown, and not even the other bigots can tolerate that. Watching Cruz and Graham dress him down for being a monster misled me. I was sure the GQP had enough self respect to end his campaign. The TYT argument at the time was eye opening.
@JonKramer @wdlindsy
If you're a Democrat then you *need* to get out and vote - because if Trump gets in, that's it. He’ll do whatever he has to to maintain power beyond his term, and Republicans will back him all the way. Your democracy is literally at stake.