Only the certification of the Electoral College during a Presidential election is handled by the federal government, and he already tried (and failed) to interrupt that on January 6th, 2021. Trumps political support, even within his own party, is dwindling. Nobody is even bothering to show up in support of Trump as counter-protestors anymore. America’s military resources are spread thin and his gestapo have proven themselves incredibly inept outside of killing unarmed women. The time for him to plan and enact a successful coup against the American people has come and gone.
Make no mistake, ~7 months from now, each of the states will decide who they are going to be sending to Congress, and the Trump administration will have no choice but to operate within that new political reality–one which is almost certainly going to be far less favorable to them than the current one.
We do need to be ready for all contingencies, but so do they, and they have never been more distracted and disorganized than they are now.
Those of us who care about the democratic process, and outcome, need to stop whining and start paying attention now. Primary season is just about underway.
I can agree that voting in primaries is our best chance to prevent Trump’s coup without bloodshed. If the result in the midterms is favourable, he can be deadlocked until 2028 and his second coup will fail. But if bad, centrist candidates win the primaries, and the voters don’t turn out for those candidates, then his second coup will succeed, and our only chance will be open revolution.
The elections are run by the states.
Only the certification of the Electoral College during a Presidential election is handled by the federal government, and he already tried (and failed) to interrupt that on January 6th, 2021. Trumps political support, even within his own party, is dwindling. Nobody is even bothering to show up in support of Trump as counter-protestors anymore. America’s military resources are spread thin and his gestapo have proven themselves incredibly inept outside of killing unarmed women. The time for him to plan and enact a successful coup against the American people has come and gone.
Make no mistake, ~7 months from now, each of the states will decide who they are going to be sending to Congress, and the Trump administration will have no choice but to operate within that new political reality–one which is almost certainly going to be far less favorable to them than the current one.
We do need to be ready for all contingencies, but so do they, and they have never been more distracted and disorganized than they are now.
Those of us who care about the democratic process, and outcome, need to stop whining and start paying attention now. Primary season is just about underway.
I can agree that voting in primaries is our best chance to prevent Trump’s coup without bloodshed. If the result in the midterms is favourable, he can be deadlocked until 2028 and his second coup will fail. But if bad, centrist candidates win the primaries, and the voters don’t turn out for those candidates, then his second coup will succeed, and our only chance will be open revolution.