Remember that Trump rally in the prison town in Florence, AZ ?

[bodysong]

Remember that Trump rally in the "tiny prison town" of Florence, AZ ?

(The prison is the oldest in AZ, and needs replacing. The guards may be out of work, soon.)

bodysong comment -
My jaw no longer falls open, after hearing Trump say something terrible.
But this part of Trump's AZ rant, caused me to have a double-take moment-
/end bodysong comment

The poisonous character of that lie is certainly bad enough, which is why most media
that chose to actually cover Trump’s rally led their stories with it.

But as noted by Josh Marshall for Talking Points Memo, there was something else
in Trump’s speech as well, something generally ignored by the mainstream press:
Trump is now exhorting his followers to actively commit voter fraud in upcoming
elections, including, presumably, the 2022 and 2024 elections.

Marshall observes:

Trump has edged up to this line before. But now there’s no line. He’s demanding
Republicans falsify, refuse to count or otherwise manufacture election returns
in 2022 and 2024. And because there’s an elite journalist agreement not to
foreground things Trump says no one has even heard about this –
except of course Trump’s supporters who hear everything he says
on conservative media, Facebook and all the other channels where
his message comes through loud and clear.

Suffice it to say there has never been a political candidate in modern history—
let alone a former president and potential future candidate—who has so directly
told his base of supporters they should falsify votes, miscount votes, and stuff
ballot boxes: In a word, cheat to get him elected.

Daily Kos
- January 23, 2022

 

[pecksniff]

I wonder, if Trump decides not to actually run in 2024 (he never did seem to like being president), will he make similar exhortations to cheat on behalf of other Republican candidates?

 

[phrodeau]

Guess what’s happening to Pinal County’s Covid-19 infection numbers.

 

[YDB95]

I was convinced he wasn't going to run again, but someone just pointed out to me yesterday that he may want to get back in office to hold the legal proceedings against him at bay.

 

[coati]

Guess what’s happening to Pinal County’s Covid-19 infection numbers.

Pinal County is so hard up for economic development, a goose in hospital admissions is called an "economic stimulus package".