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What’s the worst that could happen? The election will likely spark violence — and a constitutional crisis (barf alert)
WAPO ^ | 9/3/2020 | rosa brooks

Posted on 09/03/2020 10:27:37 AM PDT by bitt

We wanted to know: What’s the worst thing that could happen to our country during the presidential election? President Trump has broken countless norms and ignored countless laws during his time in office, and while my colleagues and I at the Transition Integrity Project didn’t want to lie awake at night contemplating the ways the American experiment could fail, we realized that identifying the most serious risks to our democracy might be the best way to avert a November disaster. So we built a series of war games, sought out some of the most accomplished Republicans, Democrats, civil servants, media experts, pollsters and strategists around, and asked them to imagine what they’d do in a range of election and transition scenarios.

A landslide for Joe Biden resulted in a relatively orderly transfer of power. Every other scenario we looked at involved street-level violence and political crisis.

Picture this:

On the morning of Election Day, false stories appear online claiming that Biden has been hospitalized with a life-threatening heart attack and the election has been delayed. Every mainstream news organization reports that the rumors are unfounded, but many Biden supporters, confused by the bogus claims, stay home.

Still, by late that night, most major networks have called the election for Biden: The former vice president has won key states and has a slender lead in the national popular vote, and polling experts predict that his lead will grow substantially as Western states count an unusually high number of mail-in ballots. The electoral college looks secure for Biden, too.

But Trump refuses to concede, alleging on Twitter that “MILLIONS of illegal ALIENS and DEAD PEOPLE” have voted in large numbers and that the uncounted ballots are all “FAKE VOTES!!!” Social media fills with posts from Trump supporters alleging that the election has

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1 posted on 09/03/2020 10:27:37 AM PDT by bitt
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; azishot; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; ..

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2 posted on 09/03/2020 10:27:50 AM PDT by bitt (Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it)
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To: bitt

They know Biden is going to lose that’s why..just like what axios said, and they are NOT right wing, that Trump will win the election but due to mail in harvesting fraud, a week later Biden will be declared the winner


3 posted on 09/03/2020 10:28:30 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: bitt

these children really do have an active imagination now


4 posted on 09/03/2020 10:29:17 AM PDT by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible")
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To: bitt

More projection from Democrats, who are telegraphing their plans by attributing them to Trump.


5 posted on 09/03/2020 10:30:17 AM PDT by The Pack Knight
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To: bitt
Extortion. "Unless Biden wins in a landslide, we'll keep rioting!"

Who are they kidding? Cities will be on fire all week. It'll be entertaining to watch Election Night coverage pivot back and forth between incoming results and looting.

6 posted on 09/03/2020 10:33:23 AM PDT by Drew68 (Fiery but mostly peaceful.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Or they’ll try to do that.


7 posted on 09/03/2020 10:33:23 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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“... violence — and a constitutional crisis...”

Unless you have been living under a rock... that is the DNC agenda.


8 posted on 09/03/2020 10:34:23 AM PDT by SMARTY (“Rudeness is a weak person's imitation of strength.” Eric Hoffer)
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Transition Integrity Project

LMAO!!! With a name like that you just KNOW that they despise white males.

9 posted on 09/03/2020 10:34:43 AM PDT by rickmichaels (I shouldn't have to press 1 for English)
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To: bitt

There will be violence regardless of the results.


10 posted on 09/03/2020 10:36:02 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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>>>President Trump has broken countless norms and ignored countless laws during his time in office<<<

Name them in detail with corroborating factual evidence.

11 posted on 09/03/2020 10:36:29 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: bitt

Wash Compost should be informed there is already BLM, Antifa, rioting,
looting and lots of violence.


12 posted on 09/03/2020 10:38:38 AM PDT by tennmountainman (The Liberals Are Baby Killers)
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It is important that people understand the rules.

If you understand the rules, deadlines, and who has to do what...they will be less prone to drama.

I see the ill informed and doom and gloom ERs already losing sleep.

The “key?” Make sure we win by an overwhelming amount.


13 posted on 09/03/2020 10:40:02 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: bitt

If you read the comments below that article, they make insane people appear sane. OMG.


14 posted on 09/03/2020 10:41:22 AM PDT by Blueflag
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To: rickmichaels

Just wondering. Has anyone ever seen or know of any case where Republicans have cheated during election counting? It is always Dems who cheat during every election. WE have to turn out in much greater numbers to have any chance of electing Republicans to any office.


15 posted on 09/03/2020 10:41:54 AM PDT by WVNan
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To: Kickass Conservative

Oh, he’s broken several norms, like not attending the correspondence dinner, but there’s nothing wrong with that.


16 posted on 09/03/2020 10:42:06 AM PDT by rwa265
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Partisan Media Shills (PMS) update.

Non-Player Character (NPC) update.


17 posted on 09/03/2020 10:42:24 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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“Biden supporters, confused by the bogus claims, stay home.”

That would be such a shame. Meanwhile, does Biden even have any supporters? Trump has enemies, sure, but that’s slightly different. If Biden does have supporters, they will certainly be easily confused.


18 posted on 09/03/2020 10:44:00 AM PDT by cdcdawg (Biden has dementia.)
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To: bitt

I guess its “Countless” because Rosa the ObamaBot can’t count to One.


19 posted on 09/03/2020 10:47:54 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Drew68

“Cities will be on fire all week.”

I guess I may be zotted for saying this, but it is up to us to make sure that doesn’t happen.


20 posted on 09/03/2020 10:48:14 AM PDT by dsc (We are competing against Soros money poured onto a hive mentality.)
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