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bhelkey | 2 days ago

Is this sarcasm? The US held elections during World War II [1].

[1] https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-...

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pavlov|2 days ago

The US President in 1944 was someone who wanted to have elections. In 2026 this is not the case anymore. How much of a difference it makes, nobody knows.

wat10000|2 days ago

Elections won't be canceled. They're too important for the perception of legitimacy. Virtually every country on Earth now has elections. Russia, China, even North Korea has elections.

The modern playbook isn't to abolish elections, it's a combination of blocking opposition candidates, suppressing votes, intimidating voters, and lying about the results. That's what to watch for.

zzzeek|2 days ago

turns out lots of people "know" that the president has no say in the affairs of US states running elections

b112|2 days ago

I guess that proves elections can't be delayed, right?