Like Christopher Titus was remarking, why would every single republican but one in the House

[Eliot Rosewater]

Block release of information about a pedophile, knowing this would hurt them politically, unless they didn’t think they had to worry about elections anymore?

[vapor2]

1. I agree

and think they will rig the election which is why they have gutted every social benefit

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Watch this

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2024 rigged

[unblock]

3. To be fair,

Republican have always understood that they only need to get a majority on one particular day in November.

I'm sure part of the thinking about that one big bollocks bill they just past passed was that it would be ancient history by the next election.

People will remember pictures and names on the list if it comes out, those careers might be ruined. But they won't remember others who tried to block it. Republicans will gin up a dozen hoaxes and pseudoscandals between now and the next election...,

[BaronChocula]

15. Bingo, not to mention

Nothing republicans do or stand for is EVER popular. It's why they so easily (and often glibly) traffic in culture war issues.

[mgardener]

4. I preface Eliise Stefanik's name with

'Pedophile enabler' , Elise Stefanik

That is exactly what they have done.
Enabled pedophiles.

[markodochartaigh]

5. Republican politicians have to assess the

situation carefully. On one hand there is protecting a pedophile. But on the other hand the pedophile has been successfully protected by politicians and the media for years. And if their authoritarian Strong Leader goes down, he will no doubt leave the party in disarray since they haven't been able to choose an heir apparent. Also, Republicans don't always condemn pedophiles. Remember chief justice Roy Moore in Alabama who barely lost his senate bid, and look at all of the pedophile religious leaders who get away with pedophilia for years before being slapped on the wrist.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. Or the answer is much simpler, it's rigged

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[markodochartaigh]

7. Or both.

n/t

[Eliot Rosewater]

8. Yes, and while Vance may not be their choice to take over

He will use violence to stay in power if the piece of shit dies or whatever, I almost said removed but he will never be removed.

We need to keep in mind the Supreme Court is in the hands of people who purposely ignore and violate the law and the constitution every time they make a ruling.

It’s funny, I remember being mocked here when I said all of the Trump appointees would go along with anything he wanted, like I was mocked when I said Maga would approve of killing Americans.

[markodochartaigh]

9. Authoritarians have no problem with killing

when it is done at the behest of their Strong Leader, it fact it can energize them. The whole "shoot someone on Fifth Avenue" thing? Well, Trump did the presidential equivalent by ramping up executions of federal prisoners before the election.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Or they think that, given time, the evidence can be sorted, and the inconvenient bits disappeared

so that they will eventually have something to release and satisfy the MAGA horde, however untruthful it actually is.

[sop]

11. "In four years you don't have to vote again, it'll be fixed so good you're not gonna have to vote." - Donald Trump, 2024

Maybe he meant by 2026.

[Blue Full Moon]

12. Trump told them not to vote for him. He didn't need their votes.

He then promised his beautiful Christians that they would never have to vote again.

[Eliot Rosewater]

13. And that his friend musk knew how to deal with those voting machines

[Blue Full Moon]

14. Those beautiful counting computers