Voter anxiety about the Malignant Loser / Orange Turd not leaving office in 2028 should he win another term is slowly increasing in swing states, according to political researchers:
"Anxiety appears to be building over the former president's often charged, authoritarian rhetoric and incidents such as the January 6, 2021 riot, when Trump supporters — with his encouragement — stormed the Capitol building in an attempt to keep him in office following his defeat in the 2020 election.
Russell Wheeler, a nonresident senior fellow in the Brookings Institution's Governance Studies program, told Business Insider that it seemed unlikely Trump would be able to get a repeal of the 22nd Amendment if he's in office — which would require either a two-thirds majority vote in the House and Senate or legislatures of two-thirds of the states to call for a convention, after which any amendment would have to be ratified by three-quarters of the states.
He said that the 'greater worry' was Trump 'declaring a national emergency and refusing to allow the transition,' particularly if the Democrats were to win the 2028 presidential election." (our emphasis)
The Malignant Loser keeps suggesting that he might go beyond a four-year term, should he win a second in November, and undecided voters are expressing concern:
"The former president has also continually made inflammatory comments over extending his presidency past two terms, a move prohibited by the 22nd Amendment stipulating that 'no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.' [snip]
Despite seemingly dialing back such aspirations last month, when he told Time he intended to serve just the four years, Trump again hinted that he might take a different approach at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting last week: 'You know, FDR 16 years — almost 16 years — he was four terms. I don't know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?' [snip]
Sarah Longwell, a Republican political strategist and CEO of the communications firm Longwell Partners, told the outlet that her company had come across such worries in focus groups.
In a video shared by Longwell, Bloomberg said a moderator asked a group of undecided swing-state voters: "Does anybody think he may not abide by the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution and leave office after the 2028 election? Anyone worried about that?"
Seven of the eight participants are said to have raised a hand, per the report." (our emphasis)
The Biden-Harris campaign needs to hit this concern specifically as they remind voters of the Malignant Loser's January 6 violent attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. With the Malignant Loser believing he's above the law, nothing is out of bounds for someone seeking revenge and trying to stay out of prison by holding the highest office.
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I'm worried about the concern of focus groups. but I'm more worried about my militia member brother in law who truly believes that he and his cosplay bros are going to be turned loose on a local level because they "know who the snakes are". But to be fair, he's worried about his sister and I. He hopes we come to our senses before it's too late. Sigh.
seafury -- That's horrifying. Hope law enforcement is on to him and his militia wingnuts, and that you and your wife stay safe.
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