Given Donald Trump's hostility toward democracy, it's worth pausing when he asks supporters, "Why are we having an election?”

Given Donald Trump’s hostility toward democracy, it’s worth pausing when he asks supporters, "Why are we having an election?”

By all appearances, Donald Trump really doesn’t like it when Democrats describe him as a threat to democracy, and yet, the Republican keeps saying things that reflect a degree of animosity toward the American system of government.

Take the former president’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, for example. The New York Times reported:

Trump said polls suggested he was at “93 percent” although it was not clear what that number was referring to. The former president said he responded by saying: “So why are we having an election? They didn’t have an election. Why are we having an election?”

  • Tyfud@lemmy.world
    49·
    3 months ago

    They’re intentionally saying this to cast doubt and challenge the election results, no matter how badly they lose.

    If we can’t get some of them to turn their conspiracy theory around and establish faith in our fair election process, then we’re going to be dealing with this forever and ever.

    Bush v. Gore was the end of democracy for us it turns out. That set a precedent we’re not able to recover from today.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      3 months ago

      Bush v. Gore was the end of democracy for us it turns out. That set a precedent we’re not able to recover from today.

      No less than three of Bush’s lawyers are on SCOTUS now, BTW.

    • ddh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      9·
      3 months ago

      Yep. They are preparing the ground for another putsch. Trump’s not legally eligible to hold the office, so maybe he has a point…