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25. As Joseph Stalin said:

Fri Aug 1, 2025, 12:02 PM

Aug 2025

I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this—who will count the votes, and how.

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If the Democrats actually won the presidential elections in 2016 and 2024 [View all] milestogo Aug 2025 OP

Part 3 Eliot Rosewater Aug 2025 #1

Titus is one of the best politcal podcasters on Youtube! Initech Aug 2025 #43

Thank you, several hours of cyber security expert guy explaining Eliot Rosewater Aug 2025 #46

What does an absolute near impossibility mean? MichMan Aug 2025 #56

Here is the forensic analysis of PA angryxyouth Aug 2025 #73

Musk spent a month there prior to the election according to Trump. live love laugh Aug 2025 #79

Absolutely. I ignore all the navel gazing tinrobot Aug 2025 #2

I hope we learned that not voting after Bernie lost the primary in 2016 and Palestine protest walkingman Aug 2025 #5

Speaking of Gore, we also learned that we darn well better Susan Calvin Aug 2025 #11

One thing Gore did wrong TnDem Aug 2025 #75

She got 7 million more than T in 2016 IbogaProject Aug 2025 #19

Hillary did not get 7 million more votes than Trump in 2016. She won the popular vote by around 2.87 million. Celerity Aug 2025 #62

Ok the totals closened up from the initial post election numbers IbogaProject Aug 2025 #88

It got closer, BUT in Clinton's favour, as the CA totals finally came in. She was never 7 million up in the popular vote Celerity Aug 2025 #89

OK thanks for correcting misinformation IbogaProject Aug 2025 #91

All good! Celerity Aug 2025 #92

And if, as those of us in the reality based community know, Dems indeed lost in 2016 and 2024? Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #3

America is too masyganistic and racist. We will lose unless we run a white man. Meadowoak Aug 2025 #18

Tell that to Barack Obama. thesquanderer Aug 2025 #31

Trump was payback for Barack Obama. Meadowoak Aug 2025 #48

And Trump did? Meadowoak Aug 2025 #49

Actually yes... because there are different kinds of communication skills. thesquanderer Aug 2025 #59

What the heck is "masyganistic"?? AZ8theist Aug 2025 #67

I don't believe the 2024 election was stolen, but Harris was an outstanding candidate & ran an almost flawless campaign, CrispyQ Aug 2025 #4

Well said! Random Boomer Aug 2025 #15

There's a lot of shame to go around... especially with the saboteurs encouraging the "Uncommitted Movement" * Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #17

I blame JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Aug 2025 #76

Harris was a great candidate, unfortunately she energized the other side. Meadowoak Aug 2025 #20

Well, I DO believe that the 2024 election was stolen. OMGWTF Aug 2025 #22

I firmly believe she won Iwasthere Aug 2025 #64

Gee, no one voted for Lyndon LaRouch? I can't believe it! reACTIONary Aug 2025 #65

Why would someone rig a handful of small precincts in a state that Harris would win easily? MichMan Aug 2025 #86

Harris was such an outstanding candidate that I was 100% certain that she would crush the crazy perv. Dave Bowman Aug 2025 #54

I don't believe the Harris campaign was almost flawless MichMan Aug 2025 #58

There is nothing productive in embracing Trump-style election denialism and similarly delusional conspiracy theories. tritsofme Aug 2025 #6

Yeah, because it only works for Republicans to do that. KPN Aug 2025 #28

So you think Democratic leaders should intentionally spread false conspiracy theories to rile people up? tritsofme Aug 2025 #32

No, I think they should be mnore circumspect. KPN Aug 2025 #34

This actually raises an interesting question of how Democrats *should* respond to GOP messaging psyops 0rganism Aug 2025 #41

Simple. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2025 #80

Whatever it takes to win. We can't blow another election. Meadowoak Aug 2025 #51

You think lying to voters would help us win? tritsofme Aug 2025 #55

Maybe once MichMan Aug 2025 #57

It works for the Republicans Meadowoak Aug 2025 #69

You might be right. I used to think left-leaning voters wouldn't be quite as responsive to lies and manipulation tritsofme Aug 2025 #77

Don't forget 2000 SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2025 #7

Yep. Susan Calvin Aug 2025 #12

How? What power did Al Gore have to overrule the Supreme Court? Or even Bill Clinton as President at the time? There KPN Aug 2025 #36

Screaming bloody murder for a recount. Susan Calvin Aug 2025 #60

Just a coincidence that it came down to Florida? czarjak Aug 2025 #78

When the votes were actually counted, Gore won Florida by 880,000 votes. Meadowoak Aug 2025 #21

What are you talking about? He didn't even win the national vote by that amount. KPN Aug 2025 #33

Al Gore in 2000, remember, the supreme Court stepped in Meadowoak Aug 2025 #47

Citation needed EdmondDantes_ Aug 2025 #90

not necessarily so... thesquanderer Aug 2025 #35

Lol Polybius Aug 2025 #84

I still believe (personally; I'm not a crusader about it) that Seeking Serenity Aug 2025 #37

1988? Polybius Aug 2025 #85

Agree! Hope22 Aug 2025 #8

Yep...the they go low we go high BS is history. Newsom and other Governors are looking to redraw Bengus81 Aug 2025 #81

Given the faulty premise this is founded on the naval gazing is absolutely important EdmondDantes_ Aug 2025 #9

Why is election tampering treated like a conspiracy theory...? FirstLight Aug 2025 #10

There was no election tampering... reACTIONary Aug 2025 #66

If Harris would have garnered the same women's vote that Biden did she would have won. Bengus81 Aug 2025 #82

So what? She didn't. reACTIONary Aug 2025 #87

I read The Conyers Report. Chemical Bill Aug 2025 #70

Computers record and count our votes. What could wrong? annielion Aug 2025 #13

Won't get an argument from me... Montauk6 Aug 2025 #14

The GOP ran the worst candidate to ever seek the office IronLionZion Aug 2025 #16

I put it together for my personal understanding. sprinkleeninow Aug 2025 #39

Good list of problems. Chemical Bill Aug 2025 #71

Thanks for your astute additions. 🫡 sprinkleeninow Aug 2025 #72

America was Gored in 2020 and it's been downhill since. live love laugh Aug 2025 #23

2000 I think you mean. Celerity Aug 2025 #63

Reminds me of a story at the Racetrack chouchou Aug 2025 #24

As Joseph Stalin said: milestogo Aug 2025 #25

Our candidates weren't the problem, look at how many idiots are out there and voting. Pompoy Aug 2025 #26

It is time to demand UN observers. We insisted on this with other countries in the 70's and 80's LT Barclay Aug 2025 #27

MAGA is setting up franchises. Initech Aug 2025 #44

And don't forget 2000 wryter2000 Aug 2025 #29

Exactly! Evergreen! LymphocyteLover Aug 2025 #30

The really important one was 2000 Prairie Gates Aug 2025 #38

I don't agree. I've had angst about the direction of this country economic policy-wise for over four decades now, and KPN Aug 2025 #40

We need to fight the propagandists, they are the real problem! Initech Aug 2025 #42

But we didn't. H2O Man Aug 2025 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Aug 2025 #50

The same as H2O Man Aug 2025 #52

Ummm, we didn't. What if doesn't apply. reACTIONary Aug 2025 #68

I refer to the crapper The Wizard Aug 2025 #61

do both... myohmy2 Aug 2025 #74

I agree Flux Aug 2025 #83