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« on: February 04, 2017, 08:21:57 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2017, 08:34:37 PM »
Quote from: Non Swing Voter on February 04, 2017, 08:25:11 PM
He's presupposing that Trump will be a dictator.  Dictators don't allow more than token opposition.  That's way more than just token opposition.

I think even if he established a "postmodern dictatorship" there would still be relatively major official opposition. Think something like Rumsfeldia or Fear Itself.
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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2017, 08:39:52 PM »
Quote from: Non Swing Voter on February 04, 2017, 08:36:07 PM
He seems like the go big or go home type though. 

The pretense of democracy must remain to secure his legitimacy in this scenario. Think Russia or Turkey, except with a much greater need to maintain the illusion.
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2017, 08:49:13 PM »
Quote from: Non Swing Voter on February 04, 2017, 08:45:06 PM
I guess, but there are examples of much bigger electoral wins than that in fair elections... e.g., Reagan... Obama's 2008 win might even be bigger than that one or at least close to it.

But that's pre-hyperpolarization. Nowadays it wouldn't be believable.

This is all just my take on the whole scenario.
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