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TruthCanHurt23's avatar

Funny you should mention that, as it reflects another recent U.S. parallel to the Iron Curtain.

No Labels tried to do precisely that: field a split ticket if the parties ignored the 70% of Americans who did not want this rematch. (which of course the parties did, so you can check off another parallel)

The Blue Team threatened, bullied, and lawfared them off the ballot, in a way that would have made the Stasi blush.

RFK Jr and Dean Phillips got essentially the same treatment, as the party canceled primaries, juggled primary schedules, and did everything humanly possible to thwart any little D democratic challenge to their power.

The message to potential third party challengers could not have been clearer: if you run, we will destroy you and your families. And they meant it.

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