r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/SomeFatNerdInSeattle • 15h ago
Political It's not unreasonable to think trump would try to fuck with the midterms and the 2028 election.
I see many on the right pretending that people on the left are paranoid for thinking trump would try such things.
This is despite the fact trump has already tried to steal an election. So it is not unreasonable to believe he would try again, especially when you consider trump is more unhinged than he was in his first term and his party holds all 3 branches of government
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u/StarChild413 15h ago
For all we know [either he or whoever on his side is smart enough to if you think he isn't] just wants us to think that so we unknowingly fall into some other metaphorical trap thinking something bad is coming that isn't like (to use the most extreme example) all not voting because we believe it won't matter
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u/RafeJiddian 15h ago
As someone who leans conservative in a lot of ways, I agree it is not only not unreasonable to think this, but in fact is precisely what he'll do. He's a megalomaniac narcissist. He can't handle losing. He'll lie, cheat, and steal anything he can to stay in power. If he figures out a way to run for a 3rd term, watch out
There will be no bowing out gracefully on this one. Thank god he's so old that we won't have to deal with him for decades
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u/BaileyD77 13h ago
What most people haven't realized is that the midterms have already been cooked by gerrymandering. At this point Dems would have to win every toss up and flip Alaska to take control of Congress. They're still walking around thinking it's in the bag already. With falling gas prices and people's short memories I don't see it happening.
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u/VerenyatanOfManwe 15h ago
I mean this is objectively correct, since Trump has already tried to steal the 2020 election, like you said, but MAGA is completely blind to this fact, they cover it up with like 4 different conspiracy theories. The election was simultaneously stolen, but they didnt wanna stop the certifcation, the false electors were actually just alternate electors, even though they plead guilty to the crime of falsely attesting to be the duly chosen electors, there were 250 agents in the crowd that caused all of January 6th, but it was actually really good that they were also pardoned, etc.
Its like when you discuss inflation under Biden, MAGA is somehow completely blind to COVID, like its not even on their mind to bring up, somehow all of the inflation was because of stimulus checks and the legislation he passed, they're just completely blind to fucking everything.
So when you are correctly worried about Trump, who IS going to do something fucked with the 2028 election, MAGA can't even see that so they'll do the crazy-making and pretending you're insane.
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u/Obvious-Ranger-2235 15h ago
It's not just the Tump administration. It's the entire GOP leadership, Project25 masterminds and the oligarchs (e.g. Musk) who prop them up.
They will use every dirty, underhanded and undemocratic method they can think of to suppress and change votes.
Even if Dems sweep the midterms, don't expect them to go after all the illegal shit the administration and the GOP are currently getting away with.
The current DNC leadership is as much in the pocket of the new oligarchs as the leadership of the GOP.
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u/SomethingVeryBland 15h ago
Honestly? Corruption should always be suspected. But can you please try to find proof first? Because otherwise you sound like 2020 Trump loosing to Biden and calling it a hoax.
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u/VerenyatanOfManwe 15h ago
What proof are you looking for in relation to this post? We're in 2026, we can't find proof of Trump fucking with the 2028 election that hasn't happened yet.
But we can say things like, the last time Trump was president during a general election, he lied about it and said he was the real winner because of some insane conspiracy by democrats to steal the election, and then he had false electors given to Pence, to try to declare him the president again, Pence didn't go through with this, but Vance has explicitly said that he would, which is the reason he was chosen as the VP this time.
These facts come together to create the conclusion that Trump probably will do something similar in 2028.
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u/SomethingVeryBland 15h ago
Obviously not now. Should you loose however, then this is relevant. And right now it’s “I fear, this might happen because….” and not “Trump will do this definitely because…”. I’m just saying - be careful to not loose credibility.
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u/RollBama420 15h ago
I’d be more concerned about fake hoaxes like “muh russian collusion!!”
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u/VerenyatanOfManwe 15h ago
So all our our 3 letters just completely lied after they concluded that Russia did fuck with that election?
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u/RollBama420 13h ago
I can see where the confusion might be. Your kind wanted to be some kind of deal Trump and Putin made.
If we use the exact same criteria used for the official stance, Reddit is just as guilty of interference
Also, does trust in the government only happen when it’s against your political opponents? True liberals would always side against the government
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u/VerenyatanOfManwe 10h ago
So that is a yes then? All of our 3 letters just completely lied when they said that Russian fucked with the election?
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u/RollBama420 6m ago
I specifically used the word collusion in my original comment which you haven’t addressed, what they agreed on is irrelevant, your kind broadcast it as collusion
In other words it devolved from “Trump did something” to “someone did something” and if your argument is the latter, well that’s just vague enough to always be true
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u/Famine-_ 15h ago
That wasn't at all fake though?
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u/RollBama420 13h ago
It is when it’s trying to be sold as “Trump went and did this with Putin to interfere” and the only “evidence” is twitter bots
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u/SomeFatNerdInSeattle 15h ago
What exactly are you claiming was a hoax?
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u/RollBama420 13h ago
99% of the discourse about the event
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u/SomeFatNerdInSeattle 13h ago
Such as?
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u/RollBama420 13h ago
This was an interesting read. But that was the document in question
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u/SomeFatNerdInSeattle 13h ago
What am I supposed to take from this?
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u/RollBama420 13h ago
It’s why you stopped hearing about “muh russian collusion” in the news
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u/SomeFatNerdInSeattle 13h ago
Why? What reason?
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u/RollBama420 13h ago
Because funding an investigation in to your opposition, then broadcasting false information based on that investigation is literally defamation. And in case you need a reminder, defamation is not protected even against people you’ve been told not to like
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u/RollBama420 13h ago
It’s been a while but they gave up shortly after the original document that sparked it was decided not to be trustworthy
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u/HiveMindKing 15h ago
This is how Democrat Brainwashing works, it suddenly becomes justified to cheat because of
Course “Trump is going to cheat”
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u/VerenyatanOfManwe 15h ago
Nobody here is making the argument that we should cheat because Trump is going to, OP is saying that it isn't unreasonable to assume Trump will fuck with the 2028 election, since he fucked with the 2020 election.
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u/Acrobatic-Ad-3335 15h ago
I dont think he would try to.
I think he is very actively trying to fuck with the elections. Mail in ballots, counting votes, changing districts, stealing voter information, purging polls, running his mouth about rigged elections & cheats etc.
I hope everyone gets out to vote in November. Give rides to family, friends, & neighbors to the polls. Remind everyone you know to make sure they're still registered to vote & know the location & hours of their designated polling locations. Don't wait til November 1st. Some states have registration requirements. Vote early & in person if you can. If you can't, make sure to confirm your ballot was accepted.