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> It won't be an elected Democrat though. the pendulum swings back and forth. i don't see that changing
by dvngnt_ 2y ago
> It won't be an elected Democrat though.
the pendulum swings back and forth. i don't see that changing
- Fnoord 2y agoThere won't be a fair election anymore after 2024. Trump in his own words: "we'll have it fixed so good". Right now, the USA is in a constitutional crisis, at the very least. There a fantastic website here, following the status of Project 2025 [1], with references. Trump is following that document to the T. [1] https://www.project2025.observer/ https://www.project2025.observer/
- matwood 2y agoI, probably naively, hold out hope. But Trump/Musk dismantling the groups who work to keep elections fair and free is disturbing. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/07/trump-fires-fec-chair-ellen-weintraub/78324207007/ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/07/trump... https://www.npr.org/2025/02/11/nx-s1-5293521/foreign-influence-elections-cisa-trump https://www.npr.org/2025/02/11/nx-s1-5293521/foreign-influen...
- throw16180339 2y agoIt's an open question if elections will even be held. If they are, demographic changes also make it much harder for the Democrats to win after 2030 (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-future-crisis-the-biggest-states-that-back-them-are-shrinking https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-future-crisi...).