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What MAGA and Trump really have planned [1]
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Date: 2023-10-31
This thinking scares me, but if you or I can think this way then most surely Trump and his acolytes have already done it. I explain below what scares me most today — the exact way I believe MAGA will attempt the second coup d'état.
With Mike Johnson getting elected as the Speaker, everything is already in place.
The reason why we have a two party system is because of the electoral college. For a person to be elected president, one needs to get 270 or more EC votes. If we had a three party system, it would mean that the total of the EC would potentially be split three ways, meaning each candidate could hypothetically get to a 180 votes and no one would reach the 270 needed.
This is why No Labels is pushing money into a third candidate. And this is why people like Harlan Crow are donating money to No Labels.
It makes no difference if RFK Jr. can beat the other two or not, that is not his role. His role is only to win one or two states and take away the possibility of any other candidate getting to 270 and winning.
What happens if no candidate can reach 270 votes? It goes to the House of Representatives, where MAGA Mike is now the leader and will do whatever he can to benefit Trump. Each state would at this point get one single vote, and there are more Republican states than there are Democrat ones. The House of Representatives would elect Trump as president, it wouldn’t even matter if the opponent had more EC or popular votes at this point, the House picks the president. End of story.
The next year will be rough, it will be the hardest work we’ve done in our lives. Not only do we have to help Biden stay focused and strong and able to win, it is now equally important to make sure a third party candidate does not create this situation and spoil a winner; finally, House control must switch sides as well. MAGA can’t be in charge of the House and make these decisions for us.
These are not secondary and tertiary goals, they are just as important as supporting the Dem candidate for president. All three have to fall in place, or MAGA will have fertile soil for further attempts at destroying democracy.
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