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Old 07-30-2020, 08:29 AM
 
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Originally Posted by mascoma View Post
Congress has the authority to change the date of the election via legislation so what's wrong with Trump asking the question?

The majority pro-Republican Senate will do whatever Trump orders them to do. If he says, "Delay the election" they will do it.
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Old 07-30-2020, 08:33 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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On this we agree. No need to tweet crazy stuff about delaying elections.
I prefer to vote in person myself, but my polling station is five minutes away, I have a car, and I am not immunocompromised. I've never waited more tha five minutes in line- I live in an affluent area. My experience is not everyone's experience.

Most poll workers are retirees and don't want to expose themselves.
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Old 07-30-2020, 08:35 AM
 
Location: 0.83 Atmospheres
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I prefer to vote in person myself, but my polling station is five minutes away, I have a car, and I am not immunocompromised. I've never waited more tha five minutes in line- I live in an affluent area. My experience is not everyone's experience.

Most poll workers are retirees and don't want to expose themselves.
When we switched to all mail ballots years ago, I didn’t mind at all. I get to take my time with my ballot and then drop it in a secure ballot box.
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Old 07-30-2020, 08:38 AM
 
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The fact that he is doing everything in his power to undermine confidence in our voting process speaks to threat he poses to our democracy.
He never specified who or what he could shoot on 5th Avenue:
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Old 07-30-2020, 08:39 AM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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Yes, this triggers me. Here’s why:

He wouldn’t be doing this if he was leading in the polls.

Simply by mentioning this he is preemptively sewing seeds of doubt in an election outcome that isn’t favorable to him.

There is not credible evidence of fraud. This clown even commissioned an investigation into fraud when he was elected and they came up with zip.

Colorado, where I live, has been voting by mail for years. It is safe and convenient, even according to our many republican Secretaries of State.

Trump, himself, votes by absentee ballot.
This, exactly.
Clearly his internal polling is tracking with the public polling so he has to sow doubt.
He really is a disgusting human being.
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Old 07-30-2020, 08:40 AM
 
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Sending federal forces out into the streets of the nation and wanting to suspend elections. These are the classic moves of a totalitarian dictator.
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Old 07-30-2020, 08:41 AM
 
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The majority pro-Republican Senate will do whatever Trump orders them to do. If he says, "Delay the election" they will do it.
They cannot do that. We’d have to pass a Constitutional amendment, which would require two-thirds in both houses and then must be ratified by 75% of the state legislatures before it takes effect. Furthermore, a president has absolutely no role in adopting a Constitutional amendment, so he’s talking out of his hindquarters. It’s a process that takes years, so it’s definitely not going to happen less than 100 days before the election no matter how many sycophant butt-kissers Trump has in the Senate. He’s just using this to spool up the media in order to distract from the announcement of the GDP numbers. Trump may be a horrible President but he’s an expert troll.
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Old 07-30-2020, 08:43 AM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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He knows he's going to serve a 2nd term - the issues right now are Covid which may prevent people from going to the polls, protests and riots - which could also make people afraid to go out and vote and the fact the USPS is not able to deliver the mail in a timely fashion due to Covid and the cutbacks which may mean many votes not being counted because they are never received.

Now had Obama requested this - the left would give them their full support - it's only because the President is Republican and not Democrat.
The post office delays have been mandated by the guy Trump put in charge.
If anyone is intentionally trying to derail the election and block voting it’s Trump.
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Old 07-30-2020, 08:44 AM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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Why do you think that delaying the election would even cross his mind?
Rudy probably whispered in his ear.
He tried to do the same in NYC after 9/11.
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Old 07-30-2020, 08:47 AM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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Not for the entire state you haven't. the infrastructure will be overwhelmed.
Yes, the entire state.

For years.
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