• usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml
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    17 days ago

    Elections are run by the states including for federal office. They are not run by the federal government

    Nor are there is no provision anywhere to cancel elections due to war. They still happened during the US Civil war

    Hell even if in a hypothetical that it was just blue states that held elections, that would be enough to potentially flip the house. California and New York have enough potential and realistic house flips to change the US from red to blue

    Declaring that they won’t happen just plays into Trump’s hands. It makes people more cynical and less inclined to fight back

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      17 days ago

      Good thing the majority of state Governors are not Republican and would not welcome interventions from a fascist federal government. Oh wait…