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Trump already tried to do a coup. We should prepare for the worst. I've heard that Democratic officials are already gaming this out, but if they aren't, they should be getting regular presentations from veterans of Color Revolutions and other mass pro-democracy protests.

Elizabeth N. Saunders@profsaunders.bsky.social

I’m not a doomer, but we have seen Trump inflict suffering on millions in Iran and consolidate its hardline regime because he was hyped up after the “easy” Venezuela operation. He’s suggested regime change in Cuba. Who knows what he might try in our elections with all the power at his disposal?

Flailing autocrats often try to game elections, but then their failure to win a gamed election will often doom them. But it does not happen automatically. When Trump messes with elections in 2026 and 2028 (not if), fans of democracy must push back hard, forcing law enforcement into submitting.

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