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Some political scientists are
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should be more concerned that Trump's baseless claims
erode faith in democracy. Such moves are often the first
step in a longer process towards a future coup — a kind
of death spiral for democracy.
In an article in the Washington Post, political scientist
Henry Farrell said Trump's baseless claims about voter
fraud "corrode American democracy. " In part, Farrell
writes, because when Trump's followers and supporters
believe his claims, they are saying
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That's borne out by polling: A recent Politico/Morning
Consult poll found 70 percent of Republicans say they
don't believe the 2020 election was "free and fair, " an
alarmingly high percentage. Elie Mystal, who covers the
courts, the criminal justice system, and politics, writes
that yes Trump is trying to overturn the election, but
is not likely to succeed. The main reason is that none of
Trump's lawsuits provide evidence of voter fraud.
"Trump's claims that his poll watchers were not allowed
to watch the counting of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania
is flatly untrue, and his lawyers have had to admit in
court that they were allowed in the room, " Mystal
writes. "They've been reduced to arguing that their poll
watchers were not close enough, which, whatever. The
remedy for that is to move them closer, not throw out
tens of thousands of votes. "
As Mystal explains, none of Trump's flawed claims would
result in the courts throwing away counted votes because
that "is not something that courts do. "
In fact, what Mystal argues is that the Trump campaign is
going to put America through 70 days of turmoil all in
the name of a grift.
"These lawsuits purportedly challenging
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money-making opportunity for the Trump campaign, " Mystal
writes. "If you read the fine print on the new
fundraising e-mails Trump's campaign is sending out to
supporters, they say that '60 percent of contributions'
will go toward retiring campaign debt. ".
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