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(18,155 posts)
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 01:17 PM 11 hrs ago

'He Will Try Anything': Democratic AGs Preparing for Trump to Send Military to Polls, Seize Ballots

"As reported by Politico on Monday, the Democratic AGs have been conducting war games aimed at countering 'a series of increasingly extreme scenarios' where Trump tries to block Democrats from retaking the US House of Representatives later this year."

"Among the many possibilities that the AGs are preparing for are that the Trump administration orders the seizure of ballots and voting machines, defunds the post office to block the delivery of mail-in ballots, and sends federal immigration enforcement officials or even the US military to patrol polling places."

"The AGs have also been carefully monitoring Trump officials’ rhetoric for hints of future election subversion plots, such as when US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said recently that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would 'make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders.' "

"Washington Attorney General Nick Brown told Politico that such statements are a 'red-alarm fire that people need to take very seriously,' and emphasized that Democrats need to be ready for the president to commit outright crimes to keep the GOP in power."

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-midterm-election-subversion

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'He Will Try Anything': Democratic AGs Preparing for Trump to Send Military to Polls, Seize Ballots (Original Post) sop 11 hrs ago OP
Never underestimate a lawless dictator with unlimited public funds and power. dalton99a 11 hrs ago #1
Unlimited funds... he'll use our own tax dollars to keep our voices from being heard. slightlv 7 hrs ago #2

slightlv

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2. Unlimited funds... he'll use our own tax dollars to keep our voices from being heard.
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 05:52 PM
7 hrs ago

I don't have a lot of hope for this election. It takes more than ballot boxes to depose dictators.

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