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People don't like being told they can't do/have something, even if it is bad for them or they don't actually want to do it. Like how dogs will bark at closed doors (Barrier Frustration) or telling a kid to clean his room makes him not want to do it. Trying to keep him off of the ballot or putting him in prison, even if it is the legal consequence of his own actions, makes people want to vote for him more.
What might be excusable of dogs and children may not be so for voting adults.
I would rather have dogs and children vote then some of these MAGAheads.
I hate this take so much. I see it all the time. "We can't kick Trump off the ballot! I mean, yes, he's a traitor, and yes he tried to overthrow the government, and yes we have a specific clause of a constitutional amendment that is meant to prevent traitors from assuming office again, but think of how much better it would be if he's allowed to run anyway and he loses???"
Ok. But what if he wins? If he wins, we can say goodbye to the form of government we've had for the last 250 years. That shit's out the window the second that traitorous fuck takes office. Gone. You really want to risk that just so that the optics are better?