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From: scion11/15/2020 12:29:05 PM
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Trump's refusal to concede is just the latest gambit to please Republican donors

Robert Reich

Millions who should be ranged against the American oligarchy are distracted and divided – just as their leaders want

Biden reaches across the aisle – is he walking into a trap?

Sun 15 Nov 2020 06.00 GMT Last modified on Sun 15 Nov 2020 15.25 GMT
theguardian.com

Leave it to Trump and his Republican allies to spend more energy fighting non-existent voter fraud than containing a virus that has killed 244,000 Americans and counting.

The cost of this misplaced attention is incalculable. While Covid-19 surges to record levels, there’s still no national strategy for equipment, stay-at-home orders, mask mandates or disaster relief.

The other cost is found in the millions of Trump voters who are being led to believe the election was stolen and who will be a hostile force for years to come – making it harder to do much of anything the nation needs, including actions to contain the virus.

Trump is continuing this charade because it pulls money into his newly formed political action committee and allows him to assume the mantle of presumed presidential candidate for 2024, whether he intends to run or merely keep himself the center of attention.

Leading Republicans like the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, are going along with it because donors are refilling GOP coffers.
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