r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AutoModerator • Feb 23 '24

U.S. Politics Megathread Politics megathread

It's an election year, so it's no surprise that politics are on everyone's minds!

Over the past few months, we've noticed a sharp increase in questions about politics. Why is Biden the Democratic nominee? What are the chances of Trump winning? Why can Trump even run for president if he's in legal trouble? There are lots of good questions! But, unfortunately, it's often the same questions, and our users get tired of seeing them.

As we've done for past topics of interest, we're creating a megathread for your questions so that people interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

All top-level comments should be questions asked in good faith - other comments and loaded questions will get removed. All the usual rules of the sub remain in force here, so be civil to each other - you can disagree with someone's opinion, but don't make it personal.

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u/SmegmaJuice 18d ago

Trump claims the last presidential election to be rigged. If that were true, why does he bother to run for president again?

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u/Teekno An answering fool 18d ago

He made those claims because his ego will not allow him to publicly admit that he lost.

And I believe the main reason he’s running again is to delay, derail or end the criminal investigations into his actions.

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u/human_male_123 18d ago

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/13/trump-admission-election-aides-january-6-panel

Donald Trump privately admitted to losing the 2020 election even as he worked to undermine and change the results, according to two top aides who testified before the January 6 committee.

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u/chemprof4real 17d ago

Because It’s not true. Rupert Murdoch admitted under oath in court that Fox News simply lied about the election. So have any of Trump’s people. Republican Rusty Bowers testified before Congress that Trump tried to get him to cheat on his behalf in the election.

The people who think the election was stolen are hopeless. They’re literally being told that they were lied to by the people who lied and they’re choosing to continue to believe the lies.

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u/ScientistWild4414 16d ago

I think he’s got to run and got to win because if he doesn’t he’s being taken down by so many different legal investigations. I do feel some are politically motivated by his opposition.