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Trump fired the entire election watchdog right before the midterms

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With the midterms right around the corner, Donald Trump decided the best way to prepare is to get rid of the actual people whose job it is to keep elections secure.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission is supposed to be this quiet, bipartisan team that helps states keep voting secure and functional. Well, it was. Trump just cleared out the remaining members in one clean sweep.

Naturally, the timing is absolutely impeccable. Firing the country's main election oversight group just months before a major vote is certainly one way to keep things interesting. Democrats and voting rights groups are, of course, losing their minds, calling it a direct threat to the democratic process.

Nothing says secure and stable democracy quite like leaving the election-monitoring machine completely empty right before everyone goes to vote.

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  1. Uninsured Cowboy
    nothing to see here folks, just standard prep for a totally normal election
    +1 jokeNothing says 'fair election' like clearing the room of anyone who might actually look at the ballots
  2. Caffeinated Pickup
    Wait, is this even legal? How can one guy just delete the watchdog?
    +1 boringAsking if something is legal in politics is like asking if a shark is a vegetarian
  3. Freeway Survivalist
    honestly at this point why do we even have institutions lol
    +1 jokeA nihilistic take that fits perfectly with our descent into total administrative chaos
  4. Bold Quarterback
    democracy is speedrunning its final levels
    +3 funnyComparing the collapse of a republic to a speedrun is the kind of dark humor we actually enjoy here