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I vaguely remember this kind of idea from back in the 80s when people like Jerry Falwell and Ralph Reed were developing the evangelical voting bloc. One of the difficulties was that, at the time, many evangelicals were kind of disconnected from politics - they considered it 'of the world' and to be generally avoided, including voting. Convincing them otherwise took a lot of courting, including a complete re-framing of abortion as something of interest to them rather than just those un-Christian papists. It wouldn't surprise me that this was a rhetorical two-fer; a nod to dictatorship, but also a promise to that religious group that they won't have to sully their hands with politics again if they turn out en masse this time.

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DonOld is just trying to get magaworld to goosestep to the tune of the 1930s National Socialist Party during the 1933 elections in Germania land. The mustachioed guy was so popular that even the people in the early, prototype concentration camps voted for his party, doubtless believing that they all would be freed if only Mustachioed Man had a crack at unlimited power ( just kidding about why they voted for him. It probably had more to do with hoping that they would be allowed to remain among the living as long as they did notsee any other candidates' name on their ballots).

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Trump is ambiguous…LOL. He’s not intelligent enough to manage that.

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I distinctly heard him say "I'M not a Christian!"

I have listened to it several times.

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“Do you know the power you have if you would vote? … we’ll have it all straightened out"

The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours.” -Luke 4

I'm not saying Trump is the DEVIL. He's more like the Beast with Two Horns, not as big as he thinks.

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More like a beastette, with teeny weenie little horns. But they were THE BEST horns. The YUUGEST horns.

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Its there in the Bibble!

JUB

And I saw one of its heads as it were wounded to death; and its deadly wound was healed; and all the earth marveled, and followed the beast.

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Ta, Marcie. WE are all unified and united in voting for Harris-Whomever and a Democratic ticket all the way down. GOTV and (especially if you reside in a red state) check your registration. And we include people of all types, all religions and none, all skin colors, all languages, and all gender identities and sexual orientations. WE ARE LEGION AND WE SHALL VOTE!

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WHY aren't the media demanding we see the medical report about the "shooting"? There's no scar! If he had really been hit by a bullet he would have a scar or a scab or something AND he would be talking about it constantly. None of it rings true...

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Can you imagine the media outcry if it was Hillary?

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It has been foretold!!! Cue spooky music.....

Then, as I stood on the sand of the sea-shore, there rose out of the sea before my eyes an animal with seven heads and ten horns. There were diadems upon its horns and blasphemous names upon its heads. The animal which I saw had the appearance of a leopard, though it had the feet of a bear and a mouth like the mouth of a lion. Then the dragon gave it his own power and throne and great authority. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝.

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I’m sorry, but I don’t want “unity” with capitalists, theists (especially Christians), racists, sexists, homophobes/transphobes and other scum who are ruining civilization. I don’t want them as family, friends, neighbors, or fellow citizens. I don’t even want them to share the same existence that I do.

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If it was a gaffe, as he claimed, let's all just agree that it was gaffes of much smaller impact that helped the press and George Fucking Clooney to drive Joe Biden out of the race. Joe's out, we all love Kamala, and the double-standard of coverage lives to fuck up America for another day. So yay!

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Also new! "Biden is old" is now replaced by "Trump said a mean thing about Kamala." American Media: We obfuscate so good!

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What Trump it is so hard to know what he means because half the time he doesn't either, he's just riffing stream-of-consciousness. The mild view is that Christians wont have to vote for him in 2028 because he won't be running, The more likely meaning is that by 2028 there won't be elections.

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That's the question I want that thumb-shaped campaign guy to answer: What happens in 2028? If we don't have to vote anymore, how are we going to choose our next leaders?

Make him fucking answer it.

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🛑🛑🛑FAKE NEWS🛑🛑🛑

Pure Unadulterated Bullshit

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"When people show you who they are, believe them." - Maya Angelou.

She was a brilliant person. Seems like a lot of people in the media are missing this point.

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You said 'dangling'. Now we're getting into Beevis and Butthead territory.

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An actually funny stories, related somehow to my phone & Ted Cruz:

So I grew up in North Eastern Indiana, and when Trump etc were running in the Republican primary, the whole state voted for TFG (hang Mike Pence was our guv'ner), except our corner of the state, who voted for TED CRUZ! Still can't believe it, but I kinda can.

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Honestly, the DNC just needs to cut a comercial:

Trump video: "you don’t haveta vote again"

VO: "Donald Trump promises to be a dictaor from day one. Now he tells you that if you vote for him . . . "

Trump video: "you don’t haveta vote again."

VO: "Why wait. Take Donald Trump at his work. Start this election, and don't vote for Trump."

Trump video: "you don’t haveta vote again."

VO" "Protect Democracy. Take Donald Trump at his word. Don't vote for him. Vote for Democracy and America. Vote Harris/_______ in 2024, so you will have a chance to vote again in 2028.

VO: "Paid for by the Harris for President Campaign."

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"my beautiful Christians. I love you Christians. I’m a Christian!"

>is this a direct Google translation of Hitler?

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