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Exactly. It's the Strongman Con.
What's the strongman con?
I wrote about it here: https://justsecurity.org/72609/dont-believe-trumps-latest-con-the-strongman/…
When you panic, you help with the con.
The con: "The GOP can steal this election, so it doesn't matter how you vote."
1/ https://twitter.com/helchose/status/1322658141301993472
What's the strongman con?
I wrote about it here: https://justsecurity.org/72609/dont-believe-trumps-latest-con-the-strongman/…
When you panic, you help with the con.
The con: "The GOP can steal this election, so it doesn't matter how you vote."
1/ https://twitter.com/helchose/status/1322658141301993472
When the wannabe strongmen act like they can steal the election, and everyone panics, this amplifies the con and gives it credence.
https://www.justsecurity.org/72609/dont-believe-trumps-latest-con-the-strongman/
Even with people amplifying the lie, we've seen that it doesn't work.
Look at Wisconsin in April.
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https://www.justsecurity.org/72609/dont-believe-trumps-latest-con-the-strongman/
Even with people amplifying the lie, we've seen that it doesn't work.
Look at Wisconsin in April.
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In April, the GOP did everything they could to steal that election.
Turns out, people don't like it when they know someone in power is trying to silence their vote.
Wisconsin voters overcame all the obstacles and the Democrats won.
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https://twitter.com/benwikler/status/1249869235683196928
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Turns out, people don't like it when they know someone in power is trying to silence their vote.
Wisconsin voters overcame all the obstacles and the Democrats won.
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https://twitter.com/benwikler/status/1249869235683196928
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The takeaway from the latest attempt in Texas to throw out ballots is that we should all be astonished by the lengths that the GOP will go to keep people from voting.
There is another takeaway in Texas: The sheer number of people who have voted so far.
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There is another takeaway in Texas: The sheer number of people who have voted so far.
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