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North Carolina Republicans might just get away with stealing an election (www.usatoday.com)

submitted 1 week ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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If Republicans get away with all of it, this will be a stain on American democracy that will challenge the legitimacy of our elections for generations to come.

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[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 65 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This isn't a new strategy

They've been doing this for as long as I can remember

If they're losing they will shamelessly do anything to get votes against them thrown out

To them, the game is only fair if they win

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 34 points 1 week ago

If this doesn't work out for them, they can just deport the winning candidate to El Salvador before anyone can do anything about it. Or kill her outright, that will come eventually too.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

American democracy has already been stained beyond saving.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

America hasn't been a democracy since January 20th, and that's after already straining the definition of democracy to its breaking point.

[–] painfulasterisk1@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Elections to come? How about the one that took place in Nov 2024?

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Or the one that took place in November 2000...

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 week ago

Those grins are psychotic.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

North Carolina already was a blood soaked stain on US legitimacy

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_massacre

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 week ago

North Carolina's government loves to fuck the people. As long as they stay in power then who gives a shit, right?

[–] twjolson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Pffft. That doesn't even make the top ten Republican stains on Democracy.