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Fiendish Thingy

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12. You will be proven wrong
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 08:52 AM
Tuesday

While there will be plenty of ratfuckery and chicanery, most of it front loaded via voter suppression laws and gerrymandering, the myth of “strategic interference” in just a few states will not affect the outcome of the Blue Tsunami.

Elections over the past year have shown 2024 Trump +20 districts in places like GA, TX, and FL swinging 15-30 points towards the Dems. In some races, Dems victory would not have been mathematically possible without republicans crossing over to vote Dem.

How is the Trump administration going to identify registered Republicans and independents who are likely to flip, and target them for harassment? (Answer: they can’t, and won’t)

There is another thread on DU reporting how Republican election officials are resisting pressure from the Trump administration to turn over voter records and other information.

Blue states have been doing this already. Many states have wargamed the “worst case” scenarios you fear, and have responded effectively to numerous attempts to interfere with their elections in the past- ask Tina Peters, Rudy Giuliani and so many others who suffered the consequences.

You will be proven wrong.

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This will wake people up ? [View all] 4bonhoffer Tuesday OP
My thinking about this has shifted recently. 3_Limes Tuesday #1
Absolutely not! liberalgunwilltravel Tuesday #3
This is UnAmerican, trying to stop votes Farmer-Rick Tuesday #17
there are a bunch of MAGAts who are asleep in the sense that they believed Dump's lies and all the propaganda LymphocyteLover Tuesday #4
We need to have the courage to shut down their media for lying non-stop. travelingthrulife Tuesday #19
shut down how? The 1st amendment is pretty powerful, for better or in this case, worse LymphocyteLover Tuesday #26
Hard to argue with that 4bonhoffer Tuesday #5
It's hard to ignore one's own suffering and misery Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #15
Wait just a damn minute! Trueblue Texan Tuesday #22
I am right a lot because I resigned myself to this long ago Cosmocat Tuesday #25
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It was good to hear,,,, lastlib Tuesday #10
"they should've started 16 months ago." BumRushDaShow Tuesday #18
Your fears are not unfounded. And when I think of when I've been told that before, most recently Scrivener7 Tuesday #6
We need the independent voters on our side ... we can't win without them FakeNoose Tuesday #7
It's that part about the preparation that worries me. Susan Calvin Tuesday #8
Nobody wakes up to machine code being already changed. Festivito Tuesday #9
Cannot rec this strongly enough! lastlib Tuesday #11
You are wrong Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #13
You will be proven wrong Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #12
States that resist are threatened by the US Postal Service -- won't deliver ballots if they don't comply lostnfound Tuesday #21
The only thing that matters to most people... Happy Hoosier Tuesday #14
I agree. But I'll give some slack Buckeyeblue Tuesday #23
sure... Happy Hoosier Tuesday #24
"Think of the worst they can do and then prepare for them to do it." OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #16
DROOMPF Mr.Bee Tuesday #20
We have the votes. returnee Tuesday #27
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