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People still think there will be fair elections in 2028?
No but that doesn't mean we throw in the fucking towel, come on
They weren't entirely fair to begin with, given how our system works. But that's besides the point. She is a politician, running for office is what she knows how to do. If they shut down elections by then, then she hasn't exactly wasted much outside of her immediate network by preparing for them. If they aren't successful at doing so (which there's at least some chance of, like if they manage to piss off their SC justices somehow enough for them to not go along with some critical step, or if Trump's health conditions catch up with him and his people start infighting, etc), then being prepared for an election would give a better chance at seizing any such opportunity than deciding not to bother planning for one and getting surprised would.
Primaries are not fair at all for either party . Only the proper candidates win, as a rule, to advance to the general elections. And many states have problems proving the winner actually won, because of a lack of paper ballots and a lack of recounts.
This has been going on for longer than many reading this have been alive, and should not change in practice for several decades.
Given the history, it’s time the Democratic will win next year and in 2028. They will patch up some damage and will loose again later to the next wave of gop.
This is not democracy.
Was Trump winning an example of that rule, or a counterexample?
Trump made a lot of people a lot of money. So, he was indeed proper.