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by Causes | 11.5.20

As of 2 am ET November 4, it seems likely that the presidential election is going to come down to mail-in votes in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and (due to a busted water-main) Atlanta, GA.

President Donald Trump apparently doesn't like the above scenario, tweeting in the early hours:

\"We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!\"

Vice President Joe Biden tweeted in response:

“It’s not my place or Donald Trump’s place to declare the winner of this election. It’s the voters’ place.”

-Josh Herman

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Won’t listen to slogans, chanted mantras or generally any kind of marketing spin or “rebranding” crap. I firmly believe that everyone else is entitled to their erroneous opinions. Citizen vigilance and due diligence is price we must pay to live in a thriving, functional democracy.\nI fear that our citizens are too easily swayed by politician’s pablum about “babies”, “jobs” and now, in particular, perceived “enemies”. I fear that a citizenry focused on the “here-and-now” is easily tricked by short term benefits that have negative long-term consequences. I fear that our legislators are more concerned about buffing their constituents than looking out for the long-term welfare of our country- and are way too eager to provide those short-term benefits to the “here-and-now” crowd.\nI fear that honor is generally being sacrificed/replaced by expediency. I hear politicians eloquently argue for one side of an issue and later, when it’s to their benefit, just as eloquently argue for the opposite side. OK, so they are good at arguing- but what is that they actually believe? What is it that they actually stand for? An honorable person has values that persist even when it is not convenient or expedient. An honorable person has a moral compass that stops them from doing something wrong even if it is not illegal. A foul is a foul- even if the referee doesn’t catch you.\nI fear that each of our federal governmental branches have devised or discovered shortcuts which tend to protect them from the checks and balances our founders intended.","twitter_id":null,"facebook_id":null,"youtube_id":null,"google_plus_id":null,"website":null,"slug":"jimk","issue_count":4,"is_following":null,"influence_score":44640,"influence_level":40,"follower_count":1521,"following_count":81,"position_count":539,"id":"9odrQBnb","partner_id":null}],"article_comment":{"flagged":false,"id":1369877,"body":"I truly find it unbelievable that I have to type these words in 2020. Every ballot not only deserves to be counted it is required by law. Let’s not even mention that the very reason we are in this situation is directly tied to the negligent ignorance of the current administration. Count every vote full stop ","parent_type":"Article","parent_id":46444,"created_at":"2020-11-05T01:12:57.687Z","liked":false,"like_count":2,"links":{"self":"https://www.causes.com/comments/1369877","likers":"https://www.causes.com/api/v1/likers?likeable_id=1369877&likeable_type=Comment"},"article_id":46444,"shareable_image_url":"https://n.causes.com/share-images/comments/1369877.png","note":{},"note_text":false,"note_color":false,"user_id":"yWjEM4g9","liker_ids":["Bmyny8a9","9odrQBnb"]}}

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