BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

riflebear said:

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Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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These are not normal times .

Let the PEOPLE decide through the ballot box .

Win or lose .

To do otherwise would only damage Republicans across the country .

Canada2017 said:

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riflebear said:

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Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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These are not normal times .

Let the PEOPLE decide through the ballot box .

Win or lose .

To do otherwise would only damage Republicans across the country .

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And yet, they are going to try.

Canada2017 said:

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riflebear said:

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Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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These are not normal times .

Let the PEOPLE decide through the ballot box .

Win or lose .

To do otherwise would only damage Republicans across the country .

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What's the difference?

The one thing that could happen is Trump nominates someone but they decide they want to wait until after the election. Now I'm sure they would ask that person if they would accept before nominating but I wouldn't be surprised to see the person get so much pressure/threats that they would back out and wait until after the election.

They will change the rules for anything regardless of what the GOP does -they already mentioned this after Kavanaugh

BearTruth13 said:

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Canada2017 said:

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riflebear said:

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Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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These are not normal times .

Let the PEOPLE decide through the ballot box .

Win or lose .

To do otherwise would only damage Republicans across the country .

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And yet, they are going to try.

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Somehow I am not surprised .

Canada2017 said:

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BearTruth13 said:

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Canada2017 said:

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riflebear said:

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Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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These are not normal times .

Let the PEOPLE decide through the ballot box .

Win or lose .

To do otherwise would only damage Republicans across the country .

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And yet, they are going to try.

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Somehow I am not surprised .

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Trump could use this to his advantage and pledge to hold off on nominating a Supreme Court justice if the democrats would agree on a compromised bi-partisan stimulus package, the 1.3 to 1.5 billion plan, not the pork barrel plan Pelosi keeps pushing. If democrats reject it, Trump by rights can pursue a nomination, if they agree, he gets the much needed relief to millions, relief that partisanship continues to block.

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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Did you see his response tonight?

Pretty classy, actually.

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BearTruth13 said:

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Canada2017 said:

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riflebear said:

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Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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These are not normal times .

Let the PEOPLE decide through the ballot box .

Win or lose .

To do otherwise would only damage Republicans across the country .

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And yet, they are going to try.

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I'm just shocked that Mitch McConnell turned out to have no integrity, after all.

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Yet still more integrity than Barack Obama.

Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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Why is the election the deadline? They have until January, win or lose. Four months is plenty long enough.

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Hopefully Trump will fast track his pick (a conservative woman) and the country can be reminded of just how vile, nasty, and hateful the Democratic Party is.

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I thought the Republican protocol was to wait until after the election to make the pick. Let the people decide right?

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Nope. Biden rule.

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I perhaps would think differently if RBG had been a conservative member of the Court who would've left a void in a conservative seat necessary to maintain balance (i.e., hold the line against the leftist horde).

But that's not the case. There is much more to benefit for Trump and the Nation as a whole if he states that he will leave the pick to whomever wins. That will calm the leftist psychopaths who want to burn down America, maintain the sanctity and power of the Court, and get Republican voters to vote for Trump even if they despise him.

If he fills the spot right now, it will only cause the left to further destabilize our Republic.

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Just like Obama, who nominated a a Supreme Court Justice during in election year, Trump will do the same. There's NO reason for him to come out and say he's going to wait until after the election. If he did just that, it would piss of the people the voted for him in 2016 and those that are planning to vote for him in less than two months.

He has job to do and he'll do it. Next, it will be up to the Senate Majority Leader to bring it to a vote.

There's no benefit for Trump to leave the pick to whoever wins. That still wouldn't calm the leftist psychos, as they don't want to be calm. They'll continue to riot and loot and burn cities down. By doing his job and putting forth nominee, it's not violating the sanctity of the court.

Like I said, if Trump didn't nominate a justice, that would piss off his base and Republicans... maybe enough to stay home and not vote at all.

Y'all act like the POTUS has the ability to nominate and vote-in his selection. It's not Trump "filling the spot"... it's Trump putting forth a nominee and the Senate voting to fill it (or not).

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BaylorBJM said:

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This nomination ought to be made by the president who will be elected this year. Let me remind you what I said in 2016. I said you'd have to go back to the 1880s to find the last time a vacancy on the Supreme Court occurring during a presidential election year was confirmed by a Senate of a different party than the President."

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Not sure what your point is here. The president and Senate are of the same party.

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I think that point is lost on him

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Buddha Bear said:

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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Hopefully Trump will fast track his pick (a conservative woman) and the country can be reminded of just how vile, nasty, and hateful the Democratic Party is.

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I thought the Republican protocol was to wait until after the election to make the pick. Let the people decide right?

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Nope. Biden rule.

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Well looks like both sides have used it. Maybe best to stick with precedent

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Such a bad idea to try to fill it now.

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It's a bad idea to not try and fill it now.

For too many decades, the Republicans have tried to "lead" out of fear of what political ramification may (or may not) come about. They've been chickenchit long enough.

It's time to do their damn job.

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So, what's changed other than Mitch's Lindsay's and Ted Cruz's positions?

Canada2017 said:

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Love her or hate her.......RBG was a brilliant, tough woman.

Held on long enough to win her final battle.......to be replaced after the 2020 election .

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She may be replaced after the election, but you can take it to the bank that if Trump loses or the senate loses a Republican majority, that vote will take place before January.

Canada2017 said:

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riflebear said:

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Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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These are not normal times .

Let the PEOPLE decide through the ballot box .

Win or lose .

To do otherwise would only damage Republicans across the country .

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The ballot box is being adulterated by Democrats through ballot harvesting, no voter ID and universal mail-in voting pushed to facilitate election fraud. If Trump wins, he will have won by a far wider majority than we will see. There's a good chance SCOTUS will have a say in this. There's no reason to play by honorable Republican rules any longer. It's time the Republicans started playing politics like Democrats. The Republicans can no longer let tradition and honor dictate how they play politics. They are in the mud with pigs...they need to start makin' bacon.

Canada2017 said:

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riflebear said:

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Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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These are not normal times .

Let the PEOPLE decide through the ballot box .

Win or lose .

To do otherwise would only damage Republicans across the country .

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Nope. Far too much at stake when it's a lifetime appointment. This has the potential to reshape our country and the Republicans should seize the opportunity.

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Canada2017 said:

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Love her or hate her.......RBG was a brilliant, tough woman.

Held on long enough to win her final battle.......to be replaced after the 2020 election .

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She may be replaced after the election, but you can take it to the bank that if Trump loses or the senate loses a Republican majority, that vote will take place before January.

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That will only force the Dem's hand.

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Canada2017 said:

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Republicans better wait till after the election to fill the seat .....to rush through a nominee this close to the election would be political suicide .

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Hey we agree on something! Though there is the possibility that this would give the Dems something to vote for. They aren't voting for Biden. They might vote for a SCOTUS pick.

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I thought they were voting for kamala, the VP pick.

Buddha Bear said:

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Bearitto said:

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Canada2017 said:

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riflebear said:

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Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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These are not normal times .

Let the PEOPLE decide through the ballot box .

Win or lose .

To do otherwise would only damage Republicans across the country .

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The ballot box is being adulterated by Democrats through ballot harvesting, no voter ID and universal mail-in voting pushed to facilitate election fraud. If Trump wins, he will have won by a far wider majority than we will see. There's a good chance SCOTUS will have a say in this. There's no reason to play by honorable Republican rules any longer. It's time the Republicans started playing politics like Democrats. The Republicans can no longer let tradition and honor dictate how they play politics. They are in the mud with pigs...they need to start makin' bacon.

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The Republicans have been playing equally dirty politics for a long time. Its why they continue to win even without a majority of the votes. It's why Garland is not a supreme court judge.

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The Republicans are absolute paragons of virtue compared to the evil that is the Democrat party. The Republicans have held themselves to a standard of honor and tradition that Democrats have ignored since the Republicans took their slaves away and made them share water fountains. It's time the Republicans got just as dirty as the Democrats. They will be lied about by the media and the Democrats (same) no matter what they do, so they might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb.

Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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If Trump didn't do his job and nominate a justice, he would piss off far more conservatives and Republicans than those on the other side of the aisle if he did do it.

Like Obama, who nominated a justice during an election year, Trump must do the same. It's up to the Senate to actually bring it to a vote.

Canada2017 said:

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riflebear said:

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Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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These are not normal times .

Let the PEOPLE decide through the ballot box .

Win or lose .

To do otherwise would only damage Republicans across the country .

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Republicans, for far too long, have legislated out of political fear. That has to change.

Bearitto said:

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Canada2017 said:

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riflebear said:

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Canada2017 said:

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BornAgain said:

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Not sure how it is political suicidal to get it done before the election. You may know more than I do. Please explain. Why better after election than before ? If it could be done.

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Independent voters would be outraged about such an unseemly nomination process .

Trump better lay off for his own good .

Which is not in his character .

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These are not normal times .

Let the PEOPLE decide through the ballot box .

Win or lose .

To do otherwise would only damage Republicans across the country .

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The ballot box is being adulterated by Democrats through ballot harvesting, no voter ID and universal mail-in voting pushed to facilitate election fraud. If Trump wins, he will have won by a far wider majority than we will see. There's a good chance SCOTUS will have a say in this. There's no reason to play by honorable Republican rules any longer. It's time the Republicans started playing politics like Democrats. The Republicans can no longer let tradition and honor dictate how they play politics. They are in the mud with pigs...they need to start makin' bacon.

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Bingo!