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In reply to the discussion: I told you they flip votes on the ground on election day, so what does this obvious election fraud [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)there is a real danger that this will have proven beyond doubt to our wannabe kleptocrats the need to take the very risky route of vote tampering in a bunch of target districts, beyond and in addition to stepping up the usual voter suppression where possible.
The battle raging for power is far larger than we see, and holding power in 2018 is far more important to the big forces on the right than 2020's presidency.
Their legislative agenda's dead if they lose the house; the courts and likely the presidency if they lose the senate, with disgrace and possibly prison for some and the final collapse of their party; and of course even without that last, it will be a final rout and likely game mostly over for the next decade if they lose both.