"Aware of how much is at stake in these midterms, the U.S. president has already launched an assault on several fronts to if all goes well, with the help of the Supreme Court alter the rules of the game before the vote (by manipulating the congressional map through redistricting), during the vote (by making it more difficult for minorities to vote), or afterwards (by denying the results if they are adverse)."
"The rigged election hypothesis doesn't sound so alarmist or exaggerated when one considers that in 2020, after months of spreading suspicions in advance about the electoral system, Trump clung to power after losing the election by alleging a non-existent fraud, pressured the Georgia attorney general to find him the votes he needed, challenged vote counts across the country, and, when he saw that none of this was working, incited a mob of his followers to storm the Capitol."
Monday began the one-year countdown to midterm elections that will renew all 435 House seats and one-third of the Senate. Those elections will largely determine the viability of the second half of Trump's term. The U.S. president has launched efforts, potentially aided by the Supreme Court, to change rules before the vote through redistricting, during the vote by making minority voting more difficult, and after the vote by denying adverse results. The aim is to prevent Republican losses in the House, block Democratic constraints on the presidency, and possibly pursue fresh impeachment efforts, with 2020 actions and a 2024 rally quote illustrating this posture.
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