1. Leaving aside whether they'd work (they won't), a convention coup or bribing Trump to drop out are both morally wrong.
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2. Trump is terrible but he's won GOP nomination fair & square. A coup or bribe would destroy settled democratic norms.
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3. Given Trump is supported by plurality of GOP primary voters, there's only two proper endings: drops out in humiliation or loses in Nov.
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5. Trump being soundly defeated in November is only good outcome: it would make American democracy stronger. Other options wouldn't.
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6. The GOP had their chance to stop Trump. They failed. Now it's up to the Dems & general electorate. They'll do the job.
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7. Trump is a real test of American democratic norms. My advice: keep calm & have faith in the general electorate..
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ehhhh… threat of Trump is not nec. in winning the election, but the politics he mobilizes that occurs and stays on win or lose.
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And, if that is the case, then I don’t think that ‘sit back and let the electorate do its thing’ is sufficient.
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Soundly defeating Trump in November is best way to defuse the forces he's mobilized.
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I am doubtful, but even so, does not mitigate real and serious damage done up to the election.
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Convention coup or bribe would feed into fantasies of his supporters. They need to be taught they are minority of public.
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This seems to imply that the militancy is motivated by fantasy that they are/represent demographic minority. Not sthg I’ve noticed
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furthermore, how much weight shld we pt on something feeding into racists racist fantasies?
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