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brettdale

(12,381 posts) Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:26 PM Nov 2018

If Sinema wins and Trump calls for another election

Can he do this?

And if he does, what should the democrats next step be?

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If Sinema wins and Trump calls for another election (Original Post) brettdale Nov 2018 OP

No. That's not how it works manor321 Nov 2018 #1

No. He can't do it. Just ignore it. marylandblue Nov 2018 #2

No. He has no power to do anything In It to Win It Nov 2018 #3

No. States run their elections. Hassler Nov 2018 #4

No. States select their federal representatives. nt Blue_true Nov 2018 #5

No, he can not call for another election. Well, he could but he'd be laughed at. Kaleva Nov 2018 #6

Only Putin has power over U.S. elections. Funtatlaguy Nov 2018 #7

LOL!! Lucky Luciano Nov 2018 #12

Good one ! California_Republic Nov 2018 #16

No he can't. Why would you even think this? PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2018 #8

Well he can call for it til the cows come home vlyons Nov 2018 #9

Sure he can call for it, except nobody will listen to him n/t Blaukraut Nov 2018 #10

This OP will answer all your questions with regards to the AZ election and ballot asiliveandbreathe Nov 2018 #11

It will have as much effect as all those calling for a 2016 Presidential election do-over. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2018 #13

Nope. He can't do that. MineralMan Nov 2018 #14

Ridiculous. Trump can't nullify elections (nt) Jersey Devil Nov 2018 #15

manor321

(3,344 posts)

1. No. That's not how it works

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:26 PM

Nov 2018

There will be no additional election.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

2. No. He can't do it. Just ignore it.

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:27 PM

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In It to Win It

(8,252 posts)

3. No. He has no power to do anything

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:27 PM

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Hassler

(3,377 posts)

4. No. States run their elections.

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:27 PM

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Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

5. No. States select their federal representatives. nt

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:27 PM

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Kaleva

(36,307 posts)

6. No, he can not call for another election. Well, he could but he'd be laughed at.

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:28 PM

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Funtatlaguy

(10,877 posts)

7. Only Putin has power over U.S. elections.

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:28 PM

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Lucky Luciano

(11,257 posts)

12. LOL!!

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:36 PM

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California_Republic

(1,826 posts)

16. Good one !

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:48 PM

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PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,858 posts)

8. No he can't. Why would you even think this?

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:30 PM

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vlyons

(10,252 posts)

9. Well he can call for it til the cows come home

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:30 PM

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But he has no authority to do so. So who cares what he says?

Blaukraut

(5,693 posts)

10. Sure he can call for it, except nobody will listen to him n/t

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:33 PM

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asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

11. This OP will answer all your questions with regards to the AZ election and ballot

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:33 PM

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counting.."pandoraawakened", one of DUs finest - has done a masterful "synopsis", AZ ballot counting and the R attempts to stop the counting.....

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211403715

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

13. It will have as much effect as all those calling for a 2016 Presidential election do-over. n/t

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:38 PM

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MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

14. Nope. He can't do that.

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:41 PM

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Jersey Devil

(9,874 posts)

15. Ridiculous. Trump can't nullify elections (nt)

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:43 PM

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