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.. old a New Hampshire audience in October. “Don’t worry about voting. The voting — we got plenty of votes.”At face value, all of this probably seems bizarre. In fact, I’ve never heard a candidate for elected office — in any race, in either party, in any cycle — literally tell the public, “Don’t worry about voting.”But making matters worse is the message behind the message. Despite the odd phrasing, Trump isn’t literally telling Americans not to cast ballots, he’s instead arguing that he’s so wildly popular, receiving support from voters will be effortless as Election Day nears. he real challenge, the former president invariably adds, is dealing with cheating and electoral fraud that definitely exist in his weird imagination, despite Trump’s inability to substantiate his conspiracy theories with evidence.In other words, every time the Republican downplays the need for votes, he’s necessarily emphasizing the need for unnecessary voter intimidation tactics.Steve BenenSteve ..

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