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This is what happens when election deniers run for office.

We are increasingly facing the nonsense that there will be a "red wave" come November 8th. Somehow the liberal media has parroted the polls that are leaning or trending trumplican. Then we are hearing speech after speech about how trumplican candidates will not accept an election result that has them losing. We all know or should know by now, they do not care about elections, voting or fairness. So when that red wave does not happen, how violent will trumplicans become, claiming they were "cheated" out of their red wave? And of course the most vulnerable folks are poll workers. Most are just folks who volunteer to help manage polling places, help people with questions, etc.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-2022-midterm-elections-georgia-election-recounts-5cffe294a372eb32dc68588784202314

This is what happens when election deniers run for office.
Like I said, we won't ever have a formal civil war. But we are on the brink of becoming Iraq post-war where sectarian violence breaks out sporadically. And I get why trumplicans view this as ideal. But I don't understand why everyone else is literally sitting on their hands and pretending this is a both sides issue. You don't have to be onboard with one single democratic position on public policy. But to support people who claim, any election in which they lose is fraudulent is simply inviting chaos, death and destruction into your homes. It ain't asking for much. Just one standard for certifying an election. They could have made the suggestion for unbiased moderation. Or ask for another nation could come in and monitor things. They could have created panels with equal numbers of dems, repubs and independents.None of that was suggested. Because the goal was clear. To make a mess of things, then claim fraud without any evidence. Since the other effort failed, because no court would hear their nonsensical claims, they are simply going to get violent this time.

I didn't create this question to convince trumplicans. But there are some folks, who may not like gays or "Black" people. They may want Dems out of office because they caused inflation and high gas prices. They may not think much of Jews. They may see China as some enemy, when the fact is China is heading for a huge recession. Or they may even hate U.S. policy on Ukraine.

That's fine.

But if you think that you can rectify this by supporting people who are going to deny election results, if they lose, you are dead wrong. All we have done is set the stage for sectarian violence.

https://www.axios.com/2022/10/16/arizona-kari-lake-midterm-election-denial-trump

Kari Lake refuses to say whether she will accept election results if she loses

Arizona's Kari Lake on Sunday did not answer — when asked multiple times —whether she will accept the results of her state's 2022 gubernatorial election if she loses.

Why it matters: Lake, a 2020 election denier, is locked in a tight race with Democrat Katie Hobbs to become Arizona's next governor, a position that has the potential to affect the 2024 election process.

Driving the news: "I'm going to win the election and I'm going to accept that result," Lake said, after being asked by CNN's Dana Bash on "State of The Union" if she would accept the election results if she loses.

Lake also doubled down on her claims that the 2020 election was rigged against former President Trump.

"The people don't trust our elections," Lake said.

If people are not supposed to trust election, why should they vote? You just played yourself.
If people are not supposed to trust election, why should they vote? You just played yourself.
This is what happens when election deniers run for office.
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