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How likely are we actually thinking it is that the US doesn't hold elections in 2028? (hexbear.net)
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I keep hearing various media personalities I like say things along the lines of "If we even have another presidential election... "

Is this just the joke of the month or are people truly thinking it's game over? I don't live in the US so I'm not really familiar with how that would work

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[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago

Sham elections are the standard playbook, and are effective. It would be a major misstep by Republicans to do stuff like ban elections and protests, since these are important pressure release valves for political dissatisfaction.

I think it's probably a major messaging misstep by liberals to beat the drums about how "we might now have elections in 2028", because we obviously will. You can see a bit of pivoting on that message now that Republicans are showing some of their election manipulation playbook for upcoming elections.