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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:


It’s for good reason that the results of the 2016 presidential race shocked, surprised and unsettled many millions of Americans, including the small class of people who write about and interpret politics for a living.

Republicans vastly underperformed expectations in the House, winning back the chamber with a razor-thin margin, and Democrats secured governorships in Kansas, Michigan and Wisconsin, among other states.

“Since 2016,” wrote Michael Podhorzer, a former political director for the A.F.L.-C.I.O., in a post for his newsletter last summer, “Republicans have lost 23 of the 27 elections in the five states everyone agrees Democratic hopes in the Electoral College and the Senate depend on.”

There’s been no shortage of critics of the disqualification effort who have asked us to consider the consequences for American democracy if Trump’s supporters believe he was cheated out of a chance to run for president a third time.

But I think we should also consider the consequences for American democracy if the nation’s anti-MAGA majority comes to believe, with good reason, that the rules — and the Constitution — don’t apply to Trump.

While the squash cooks, prepare the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, pomegranate molasses, honey, cumin, cayenne and black pepper.


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[–] proper@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I thought at first “while the squash cooks” was the beginning of an idiom i’ve never heard.

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Shh…that’s the secret coded message for the rebellion.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Drink more ovaltine