Posted on Nov 8, 2022
John Oliver on Republicans and voting: ‘If I lose, it’s rigged, if I win, it’s fine’
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These are the exact comments I have been hearing from Hillary, from Abrams in Georgia and from Fetterman in PA all week. They have been laying to groundwork for election fraud. Have not heard one world from a Republican candidate about this.
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LTC Eugene Chu
"Less than two days before pivotal midterm elections, John Oliver delved into the “dangerous trend” of Republican candidates denying the legitimacy of the last election in an attempt to subvert the next one. Over half the country has an election denier running to oversee their elections, which makes the risk of election subversion – “the strategy to negate legitimate election results by simply refusing to accept them” – a serious threat on numerous levels.
The Last Week Tonight host flashed back to 2020, in which Donald Trump and numerous followers attempted to overturn the election, either by pressuring secretaries of state or refusing to certify Biden’s victory. “In state after state, we were lucky that a small group of individuals in key positions stood firm,” Oliver explained.
“The guardrails that protect our democracy were heavily tested in 2020, and while some major weaknesses were exposed, they thankfully held,” he added. “But since then, there has been a concerted effort to attack the people and institutions that got into Trump’s way, shifting the landscape in ways that could make future subversion attempts even more dangerous.”...
"Less than two days before pivotal midterm elections, John Oliver delved into the “dangerous trend” of Republican candidates denying the legitimacy of the last election in an attempt to subvert the next one. Over half the country has an election denier running to oversee their elections, which makes the risk of election subversion – “the strategy to negate legitimate election results by simply refusing to accept them” – a serious threat on numerous levels.
The Last Week Tonight host flashed back to 2020, in which Donald Trump and numerous followers attempted to overturn the election, either by pressuring secretaries of state or refusing to certify Biden’s victory. “In state after state, we were lucky that a small group of individuals in key positions stood firm,” Oliver explained.
“The guardrails that protect our democracy were heavily tested in 2020, and while some major weaknesses were exposed, they thankfully held,” he added. “But since then, there has been a concerted effort to attack the people and institutions that got into Trump’s way, shifting the landscape in ways that could make future subversion attempts even more dangerous.”...
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I am predicting a purple wave today into tonight. We aren't going red or blue.
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