Crash Course: Fear of MAGA "backlash" is no reason to let Donald Trump make an illegal run for president

Giving into MAGA threats by keeping Trump on the ballot just emboldens fascists to get even more violent [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcWg2ZzRubHVxeS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dThXA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbjBleXdwYTNibi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dTgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcTA4dGVzano5ZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dThXA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbzVtNzh6MXl1by8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dThXA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva3l4MGMzOW9zeS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dThXA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZjZqaGRzMWUxeC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dThXA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaXM1cTc0ZGVreS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dThXA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo Fear of MAGA "backlash" is no reason to let Donald Trump make an illegal run for president From Amanda Marcotte: Bereft of any legal argument for keeping Trump on the ballot, there is always the argument of last resort: That [taking their butt-smelly orange master](~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvejMzYnMxbjNuOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dTgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) off the ballot will draw a "backlash" from MAGA. There's two camps making this argument: Outright Trump supporters and bed-wetting centrists who don't want to face up to the fact that we live in perilous times that require unprecedented action to save our democracy. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNGFydjN4YTJnbi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dTgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveWs0YXA5OXZvaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dThXA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveGp0NWd4dmdndS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dThXA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvem11cmVyMWI2ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dThXA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaWNieGU4MXY0NS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dThXA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo John Fetterman's shameful betrayal of the left From Andrew Jones: As the tragic war on Gaza continues to unfold and horrify anyone with a conscience watching it, the actual troubling characteristic of Fetterman’s personality, not his various health concerns but his tough guy white male stubbornness, has reared its ugly head to add him to the lengthy list of Democratic politicians sadly punching left. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRneSLYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYnA4ZG0zMmJlYy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXdmZjRkNWx5dTgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZZTanZZl4Asnk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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