Gavin Newsom doesn’t want to remove Trump from California ballot - eviltoast
  • rf_@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I agree, Trump is antifragile and benefits from being kicked off the ballot: he now gets to play the victim even more and helps further radicalize his base.

    • mo_ztt ✅@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Yeah. They won’t at all understand that it’s legit to keep him off the ballot. They already think the election was stolen in plain sight; they’ll just assume this is the next undemocratic authoritarian trick.

      Of course putting him in prison will also radicalize his base and give him something to play victim about, but oh well. It’s more effective by a lot, and more clearly within democratic norms we’re trying to preserve by a lot.