A Donald Trump-led insurrection is happening again – and this time it’s “in plain sight.” That’s the stark warning MSNBC host Chris Hayes gave viewers as he kicked off his Friday night show.In a monologue highlighting what he believes is an effort already in motion by former president Donald Trump a...
  • Bonesince1997@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Hayes’ guest, University of Southern California professor Franita Tolson, told the host that the idea of fraud in the U.S. election system has “been building before Trump and will exist after Trump” even if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the presidency, she added.

    “And it will be used to further more voting restrictions even if we get past this election cycle,” she said. Tolson later noted that “the guardrails of our democracy barely held in 2020.”

    • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      “the guardrails of our democracy barely held in 2020

      The guardrails only held because of the gross mismanagement of the insurgency. If we don’t clear house on the SCOTUS and put strong voting protections in place in every state, it’s a matter of when, not if they take it over by force.