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Joyce Vance: What if Trump Tries to Steal the Election Again? [1]

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Date: 2024-08-16  

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Joyce Vance posts on Substack. Her expertise is superior, her POV important, her delivery rational. There’s not much I can add, so I’ll not distract from her vital piece.

joycevance.substack.com/…

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Past experience teaches anyone who isn’t deliberately trying to ignore it that Trump will not go quietly into the night if he loses in 2024. He has too much at stake—like staying out of prison.

In a sense, overturning this election is a more difficult task for Trump. He no longer has the power of the presidency to abuse, no corrupt attorney general to advance his narrative. But if he loses the election he's going to face accountability at the hands of judges and juries in at least four different courtrooms. That just about guarantees that he will do anything to try and avoid a loss. It means Americans who care about the future of our country need to do everything they can to ensure people turn out to vote against him in such overwhelming numbers that there won’t be any room for Trump to try and claim fraud.

But there are clear signs Trump is preparing to do just that. For instance, in Georgia, where the stories emerging about the State Elections Board are outrageous. It started when the group, which is appointed, not elected, began putting antidemocratic measures in place for the upcoming election. It’s widely believed Georgia will be a key battleground state.

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