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His hand was probably forced today by the triple news of John Lewis funeral (where Obama will be speaking), the GDP contracting 32.9% in the last 3 months, and Herman Cain dying of COVID after attending his campaign rally. Additionally his campaign paused ads in Minnesota (i think yesterday?) because his numbers there are so bad.Trying to inject himself into the news cycle and get control of it. That's not to say this isn't dangerous, he's absolutely serious about wanting to postpone it. Buy it :  Horror Movie Character Friends Halloween Shirt

His hand was probably forced today by the triple news of John Lewis funeral (where Obama will be speaking), the GDP contracting 32.9% in the last 3 months, and Herman Cain dying of COVID after attending his campaign rally. Additionally his campaign paused ads in Minnesota (i think yesterday?) because his numbers there are so bad.Regardless, this is yet another dick move from the wannabe dictator-king. Fuck Trump. Fuck Fascism. And the biggest fuck you of all to the GOP that led the USA down this path. Buy it :  Due To Covid 19 Sweet Caroline Is Banned There Will Be No Shirt

Trump/Republican logic: We need to open schools! The risk is being blown out of proportion! Also, we need to postpone elections because the risk is too great!Huh. This happened sooner than I expected. Figured he would wait until September or October before he would announce his plans for the delay. Use the time until then to sow some more doubt.Trump/Republican logic: We need to open schools! The risk is being blown out of proportion! Also, we need to postpone elections because the risk is too great! Buy it :  Premium Corgi Riding Dinosaur T Rex Shirt

I read through it and outside of 2-3 commentators this seems to be the case. The new theme seems to be that they wish it was 2016 again so they could have some other shit-stain to run against Antifa Grand Dragon, Police Defunding Biden.Give it a few days and they'll be saying that liberals are being hypocrites for crying about COVID but refusing to delay the election. They'll say that a delay isn't a cancellation and the libs are overreacting again. They'll say that Trump suggested delaying the election, not the start of the new term, and that's somehow a meaningful distinction. Buy it :  Cat Please Don’t Kill My Character Shirt

I read through it and outside of 2-3 commentators this seems to be the case. The new theme seems to be that they wish it was 2016 again so they could have some other shit-stain to run against Antifa Grand Dragon, Police Defunding Biden.They still buy into 100% of the Fox News narrative they're just upset with Trump because he's too fucking stupid to execute the plan.Tell me about it. Worst economic drop in history, John Lewis memorial, Trump wanting to be a dictator, and Herman Cain's passing. I haven't even had breakfast yet. Buy it :  Bodhi Utah 2020 For X President Shirt

Cain was admitted to an Atlanta-area hospital on July 1, 2020 for treatment of COVID-19, two days after he was told he tested positive for the virus.[104] His staff said there was no way to be certain where or in what way he contracted the disease.[104] He had attended a Trump rally in Tulsa 11 days earlier without wearing a mask or socially distancing.[105] Earlier on the same day he went to the hospital, Cain praised South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for not requiring masks at an upcoming Trump campaign event, saying "Masks will not be mandatory for the event, which will be attended by President Trump. PEOPLE ARE FED UP!"[106] Four weeks later, he was still hospitalized and being treated with oxygen.[107] On July 30, 2020, news media and Cain's Twitter account announced that Cain had died. Buy it :  Bluey I’ve Been Called A Lot Of Names In My Lifetime But Poppy Is My Favorite Shirt

Cancelling/postponing an election is tantamount to declaring yourself a dictator. This is an affront to the constitution and to every leader in the country’s history. It makes sense that this would be the line where the alliance between conservatives and proto-fascists breaks down.Days after he publicly stating he was sending federal agents to cities, against the wishes of local law enforcement, based on their voting record? Buy it :  Top Hocus Pocus I Need Wine To Focus Shirt

Which is dumb because the economic data wont change. People are going to lose jobs, their friends are going to lose jobs, and the market will likely have at least another leg down. They are long term stories wont go anywhere. Postponing elections is something that people understand is wrong. He might have 40 to 42 percent support now, but that could take it to 38 40. I dont see how this distraction helps him. Buy it :  Pretty Thor End Game Covid 19 Shirt

You have to read between the lines with that, because when they say they want schools to reopen what they mean is that they want public schools to reopen, because wealthy white people will hire tutors and babysitters and au pairs while all the poor children, Brown children, black children, and disabled children will get sick and spread it to their communities.It is a form of classism, racism, and genocide. Those things frequently go together. Buy it :  Some Girls Go Kayaking And Drink Too Much It'S Me I'M Some Girls Vintage Shirt

I would like to remind everyone that today was the day Epstein's documents were going to be unsealed, documents Ghislaine Maxwell, who Trump wished well, said would be "embarrasing" to powerful men. But, for some reason, a federal Judge delayed the unsealing of a deposition from Jeffrey Epstein's alleged former accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell - apparently to give her time to appeal.GDP and jobs numbers today too. Definitely feels like a distraction. Buy it :  Premium Pitbull Tattoo A.Das Shirt

Thanks for the awards, kind strangers! Sorry for saying that, people who hate people saying that!Sure, I don't mind if you paste it somewhere else. I've been putting my own idiotic thoughts on the Internet for ages. You might as well too. I don't need credit. If you credit me, I'll feel bad about not making it absolutely perfect before posting it. I can't tarnish the good PeeSac family name with any blemishes. Buy it :  Michael Myers Coffee I Need Or Kill You I Will Vintage Shirt

He will eventually be impeached. On the way to that, he'll wreck agency after agency by putting his idiot friends and family in charge of everything. He'll issue pardons and commute the sentences of his crooked friends. He'll turn a blind eye to Russia attacking U.S. troops. Even Fox News will be calling him out on the air as a liar before it's all over and done with, and he'll start wearing a mask for safety when he leaves the house." Buy it :  We Are Best Friends Because Everyone Else Sucks Shirt

Local police will become pariahs thanks to widespread murder of non-whites, which leads to racial unrest and violence across the country. Trump's plain-clothed secret police will abduct people from the streets and throw them in unmarked vans during the chaos. The federal government will set up concentration camps full of over 50,000 caged children that they have taken from their families. Dozens of countries will enact travel bans against U.S. citizens. Buy it :  I Like Fireball And My Dog And Maybe 3 People Vintage Shirt

 The market will be volatile with huge irrational swings, including record highs and record lows back and forth over short periods of time. Unemployment rates will skyrocket. The streets will be full of protests and riots. People will be afraid to leave their homes. If they do make it out to a grocery store, they will find the shelves barren of staple items such as toilet paper. The restaurant industry will nearly collapse. Even the churches will tell people to stay at home because it's not safe. Buy it :  Grinch That'S What I Do I Drink Coca Cola I Hate People And I Know Things Vintage Shirt

Imagine trying to tell a Trump supporter about his term in 2016. Imagine saying to them, "Fine, vote for Trump then. But you know what? He won't make America great again. When he's in office you won't get your wall. Hillary won't be arrested. Abortion will still be legal. The deficit will grow. Obamacare won't be repealed and/or replaced. Confederate statues will still be removed; in some cases, toppled over and destroyed in the streets. While the upper class benefits from Trump's lopsided tax reform, the middle class will struggle to stay afloat as jobs are wiped out by the millions.  Buy it :  Don'T Let The Pigeon Get Too Close Keeping Feet Apart Shirt

Yes, it's super-important to add that the name of the author of the Washington Post Opinion piece is Henry Olsen. He needs to be pressed to publicly address this development in light of his incorrect prediction. People need to tweet at him and email him to get him to comment on the fact that he was totally wrong about this.It was clear as day to anyone with a brain that Trump was likely to say something about delaying the election if his poll numbers were bad. Is there a bridge too far that he won't attempt to cross to win? Hopefully, or the world may suffer greatly as a result of what happens in the next 6 months. Buy it :  Nice Dead But Delicious Vintage Shirt

“The president has his bully pulpit every day to keep his base engaged and they are as supportive of him as they’ve ever been,” Walter said. “Biden does not have that opportunity. Being in your basement in Wilmington is not exactly the best place to unify and energize your party.”Rather than focusing on whether Trump might delay the election, Biden should lay out a plan for November, said Bill Kristol, the director of Defending Democracy Together, a political nonprofit founded by Republicans focused defending democratic norms. Buy it :  That’s What I Do I Read Books I Drink Coffee And I Know Things Vintage Shirt

The White House declined to comment on whether Trump is considering a delay or exploring any ways to do so. Tim Murtaugh, the communications director for the Trump campaign, did not directly respond to an inquiry about whether Trump might seek a postponement but disparaged Biden for making the comments.“Those are the incoherent, conspiracy theory ramblings of a lost candidate who is out of touch with reality,” Murtaugh said in a statement. ... Buy it :  Stitch That’s What I Do I Drink Coffee I Hate People And I Know Things Vintage Shirt

... Trump does not have the power to postpone the election and has not suggested that he’ll do so. But the extraordinary remarks from Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, highlight the disruption of norms that have taken place in the Trump era, and the impact that the novel coronavirus is having on the fabric of American lives.But Biden said other things Thursday night that show he believes Trump is a disloyal wannabe dictator. Buy it :  Unicorn Coffee Spelled Back Wards Is Eeffoc Just Know That I Don’t Give Eeffoc Until I’ve Had My Coffee Vintage Shirt

Former vice president Joe Biden’s unfounded accusation Thursday that President Trump wants to delay November’s election was not only clearly over the line but also unmasks how low the supposedly moderate Biden will go to win. ...Nonetheless, Biden chose to taint the president essentially with a charge of treason. One would hope that this baseless statement could be excused as just another one of Biden’s increasingly frequent verbal hiccups. But Biden said other things Thursday night that show he believes Trump is a disloyal wannabe dictator. Buy it :  Beer Druncle Like A Normal Uncle Only Drunker Shirt

Before he truly addresses the headline, he makes sure to take shots at the "far left." He's effectively equating the words of the president - leader of the Republican party - to unnamed "far left" opinions, as if they hold equal weight. He stops short of saying Biden was right, and he makes it clear that he still backs the president.Good on him for calling out the president here, but it's far from a retraction. He's not admitting that he was wrong, and he doesn't apologize to Biden. Buy it :  I Kissed A Mechanic And I Liked It Shirt

Abraham Lincoln despaired of reelection in the summer of 1864. Union armies were stuck outside Atlanta and Richmond, and the public was tired of bloody stalemate. His Democratic opponent, former general George McClellan, stood on a platform of peace and negotiation with the Confederacy. Yet our greatest president never contemplated delaying that fall’s election, even though as late as Aug. 23, 1864, he felt certain that he would lose. Today’s Republicans should follow the course set by the first Republican president, embracing our democratic heritage and rejecting the fevered musings emanating from the Oval Office. Buy it :  Premium Jim Lahey I Am The Liquor Shirt

Vice President Pence should also distance himself. He is constitutionally protected as vice president; he is the administration member who cannot be fired. His statement would be especially important because he has been a dutiful lieutenant, rarely if ever uttering a word disputing Trump. He should dispel any worries that Trump would dump him from the ticket in retaliation. Were that to happen, it would only enhance Pence’s stature and secure his political future. Buy it :  I Go Bowling Because I Like It Not Because I’m Good At It Shirt

But Republicans should do more. McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should jointly introduce a nonbinding resolution in their respective chambers reiterating that it is the will of Congress that elections occur on Nov. 3 as scheduled. This resolution should be supported by every Republican member of each chamber, regardless of their beliefs on mail-in balloting. This resolution would immediately distinguish Trump from his party, to the latter’s advantage. Buy it :  I’m Too Old For Games Too Tired To Pretend And Too Wise For Lies Shirt

Nonetheless, his tweet strikes at the heart of American democracy and therefore must be instantly repudiated. Republicans should be among the leaders in denouncing his call. Not long after the tweet, The Post reported that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had this to say: “'Never in the history of the country, through wars, depressions and the Civil War, have we ever not had a federally scheduled election on time,” McConnell said in a television interview with Georgia NBC affiliate WNKY. “We’ll find a way to do that again this Nov. 3.'” Buy it :  My Patronus Is A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Funny Gift Shirt

Fortunately, Trump has no power to delay the elections. The Constitution clearly establishes the length of terms for senators, representatives and the president. Those terms expire in early January 2021 and cannot be extended by law or executive order. The Constitution also establishes that only Congress can set the date of elections for a federal office and it has no jurisdiction over the times and dates for state and local elections. Trump’s gesture is as futile as it is dangerous. Buy it :  My Patronus Is A Cat Official Top Perfect Shirt

Trump’s stated cause for his suggestion, the purported fraudulent nature of mail-in balloting, is a spurious canard. Mail-in balloting does carry risks, but states have been using mass mail ballots for years with no incidences of significant voter fraud. Other nations, such as Australia, also employ mass mail balloting and have also not experienced mass fraud. A responsible approach to holding an election during the pandemic involves compromise on all sides but is easily obtained: Expand voting options, including expanded mail balloting and early in-person voting, and couple it with guarantees of security and safety such as requiring receipt of ballots by Election Day and a post office postmark on all ballots electoral officials receive. Trump’s refusal to even contemplate such an offer speaks volumes. Buy it :  Michael Myers The Night He Came Home Peremium Shirt

No president has ever suggested that an election be delayed. We did not delay elections when the future of the nation was at stake during the Civil War and World War II. We did not delay the election in 1968 when urban riots were the norm, when the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated, and when the Democratic National Convention broke down amid an anti-war riot outside the event that Chicago police brutally suppressed with tear gas and billy clubs. There is no need to even suggest delaying today, when most Americans can move freely and with three months to go before Election Day. Buy it :  Michael Myers Halloween Everyone Deserves One Good Scare Shirt

But Trump’s tweet jumps the shark in so many ways that it is impossible to ignore. Such a statement should be unthinkable (in fact, I assumed it was unthinkable, which is why I strongly criticized Biden in April when he claimed without evidence that Trump would try to delay the election).as it scares most Republicans I know. Freedom for me, but not for thee, is not America’s heritage. Buy it :  Shinedown 19th Anniversary 2001 2020 Thank You For The Memories Signatures Shirt

Nor am I unaware of the anti-democratic elements among the far left. Mob violence and cancel culture are direct assaults on democracy and the rule of law, replacing the voice of the many with the force of the few. The timidity that too many leading Democrats have shown in the face of this summer’s onslaught on decency scares me, as it scares most Republicans I know. Freedom for me, but not for thee, is not America’s heritage. Buy it :  The Temptations 60th Anniversary 1960 2020 Thank You For The Memories Signatures Shirt

I do not write these words lightly. I have generally supported the Trump administration’s policies. Everyone has disagreements even with leaders of their own party, but I remain what I was before Trump was even a candidate — a conservative Republican with populist leanings. Were this election solely a matter of Trump’s platform vs. former vice president Joe Biden’s, I would enthusiastically back the Trump agenda. Buy it :  Stormtroopers I Survived 2020 2019 Ncov Coronavirus Shirt

Former vice president Joe Biden’s unfounded accusation Thursday that President Trump wants to delay November’s election was not only clearly over the line but also unmasks how low the supposedly moderate Biden will go to win.Nonetheless, Biden chose to taint the president essentially with a charge of treason. One would hope that this baseless statement could be excused as just another one of Biden’s increasingly frequent verbal hiccups. But Biden said other things Thursday night that show he believes Trump is a disloyal wannabe dictator. Buy it :  Santa Claus It’s The Most Wonderful Time For A Michelob Ultra Vintage Shirt

There aren't many successful ways for the center and left to counter false narratives in the conservative bubble. They believe anything published by the media (that isn't dripped in conservatism spin) is fake, and they damn sure don't listen to Democratic politicians.People just need to get out of their bubbles and learn how to obtain and process real data and information. Perform a little basic research. Little more curiosity, less laziness. Buy it :  Santa Claus It’s The Most Wonderful Time For A Busch Light Vintage Shirt

Yeah, I live in Arizona, a historically red state (but maybe not for much longer!), and the vast majority of our voting is by mail (I think the statistic is like 80% of ballots are cast by mail). Everyone I know (Republicans and Democrats alike) vote by mail, and everyone I know thinks it is a great system. We have had no scandals or problems with it. I really wish Democrats did a better job controlling the narrative around vote by mail by holding up states like mine as an example. Buy it :  Funny Official Love Supernatural Signatures Shirt

It’s actually worse than that. He’s not blaming COVID for wanting to push the election back. He is saying that vote by mail is insecure and there will be too much fraud. He is actually trying to force an in-person election, which would expose more people to COVID. He is not even pretending to be concerned about anyone’s health.Weird that it's not insecure enough for Trump and his family / hangers-on to vote by mail for years. Or whole states that have voted by mail for generations. Buy it :  Nice Pigs 2020 Because Humans Suck Shirt

Once he can no longer assist Russia's efforts to advance their global interests, shit hits the fan with his relationship there. They have the ability to do quite a bit of reputational harm to him, should they choose not to go even further.We have the technology now to safely vote with mail-in. A method that some states have used for a long time and researchers have said is as safe. Yet for some fucking reason the president is against Buy it :  Pennywise Georgie Denbrough Van Gogh Shirt

His goal is to dispute enough states that their electors don’t get seated and he wins the remaining states. Say he loses Florida and Ohio and that’s what puts Biden over the top. He challenges in court, Republican governors say they can’t certify the results of the election, those electors don’t get seated, the constitution says the president goes to the majority of the electors, which trump has without Ohio and Florida. Now he’s legally elected president. Buy it :  Funny Official Hawkins In Shirt

Legally he has no say when the election is. Congress sets the date for the election and Nancy Pelosi is not going to delay it, no matter what. He is sinking so hard in the polls and thats before todays devastating economic numbers came out. This is a scared simple man looking for a way out. That being said, make sure you vote.Don't forget that 150 protesters were just arrested in Omaha. He definitely doesn't want that in the headlines. Buy it :  Official Dutch Bros Coffee Face Horror Character Shirt