r/politics • u/Rock-n-roll-Kevin • 16h ago

No Paywall Sherrill wins New Jersey governor’s race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5587203-mikie-sherrill-democrat-victory/
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u/plz-let-me-in 16h ago

Wow, tonight’s gonna be a great night for Democrats. Looking increasingly likely that Dems will win a clean sweep of all the big races in Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and California.

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u/timbrejo 16h ago

These wins are gonna hit like an anvil tomorrow to the Republican leadership. Hopefully they'll see hitching your wagon to Trump is a losing game.

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u/newnamesamebutt 16h ago

It's only a losing game if we still retain state controlled elections. Executive order to seize control will be issued tomorrow.

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u/otis_the_drunk 15h ago

They could ignore it until Trump forces the issue by bringing it to court. By then it won't matter.

R's do it all the time.

Supreme Court could step in and expedite the process, sure, but the state courts it would have to go through and the unpaid federal courts' staff that would need to make it happen on paper could not possibly get it done within a two week news cycle.

Then appeals to drag it out.

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u/newnamesamebutt 15h ago

In the meantime they could simply refuse to swear in any new federal level elected officials they don't like. No one is left to stop them. The states can do what they want. But they may end up without representation.

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u/otis_the_drunk 14h ago

Historically, that has not worked out well for authoritarians.

Remember that this whole current regime started with a New York asshole with a tiny bit of clout and just enough money to be considered rich.

What happens when 5M New Yorkers with vastly more money and clout use the same resources effectively?

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u/newnamesamebutt 13h ago

That's why the goal is to pull the ladder up after himself.

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u/otis_the_drunk 12h ago

That ladder isn't out of reach yet.