• mo_ztt ✅@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Yeah. They won’t at all understand that it’s legit to keep him off the ballot. They already think the election was stolen in plain sight; they’ll just assume this is the next undemocratic authoritarian trick.

    Of course putting him in prison will also radicalize his base and give him something to play victim about, but oh well. It’s more effective by a lot, and more clearly within democratic norms we’re trying to preserve by a lot.