Chris Hayes: America Nearly Failed The Trump Stress Test For Democracy | All In | MSNBC

“The problem with the plan—the thing that stopped it—wasn't so much the institutions. It's just that Trump lost the election by too much to really pull his plan off,” says Chris Hayes discussing how democracy nearly failed amid the 2020 election. Aired on 11/24/2020.
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Chris Hayes: America Nearly Failed The Trump Stress Test For Democracy | All In | MSNBC

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  1. Let’s call it for what it is: Trump isn’t conceding so he can continue to fundraise to pay off the $421 million of debt coming due. He’ll run the con for as long as he can get away with it.

    1. Why cant people see hes just using them and they will send him their last dollar whats is it going to take for these people to see what a crook he really is

    2. Hahahaha You really think Trumpy will use this money to pay off debt, LMFAO The man that has NEVER paid a debt in his life.

    1. @Tony Lupone Rugged, noisy machines pave the roads to build highways on which the limos will travel. I think the man meant the pattern is intimidating. I just hope that the steam rollers will never be replaced by luxurious limos but the genie is set out of the bottle and discord is sawn. I sincerely hope you’ll grasp what i mean!

    2. Democracy was SAVED at the 11th hour. Most won’t realize how close we came to having a full-blown dictatorship with the orange cult’s militia marching in our streets.

    1. Next time they’ll be about 4 to 11 million more voting citizens who used to be immigrants listening to Trump talk about building a wall and kicking them out. Payback

    1. if these televangelists can con these people so easily, imagine how many non evangelicals there are , and trump conned them all, just like the gop has been doing for decades, by feeding their hate fears and bigotry

    1. My thoughts are, kind of, for four years, we’ve had no president in office to receive the daily briefings. What are seventeen, days going to do? I know, a lot can happen in seventeen days, God’s Grace, we’ve made it this far.

    2. *TIME TO END SYSTEMIC RACISM NOW!*

      *”Everything looks bad if you remember it”* *………… Donald Trump*

      *This was his reply while trying to defend why he gave*
      *a eulogy for a KKK Grand Cyclops 9 years ago*

      *https://youtu.be/qcBQYApjSa4* *<-----------See the eulogy.* *How much more hatred should blacks have to endure from racists?* *If you truly hate racism then copy and spread* *this comment to every person you can.*

    3. Democracy was SAVED at the 11th hour. Most won’t realize how close we came to having a full-blown dictatorship with the orange cult’s militia marching in our streets.

  2. Thanks Chris Hayes, We definitely need to learn the lesson and make sure this can’t happen again! We got lucky this time that our democracy held. You are right, we might not be so lucky next time if we e don’t change things.

    1. No…I hate to say this but I do believe it to be true. We got lucky Trump severely mishandled the Corona virus. If he had protected the American people right off the bat he definitely would have won again.

      I dont think anyone but Trump supporters themselves would have believed he would manage to get 74 million votes like he did.

  3. The system worked? That’s like saying my parent’s old car still works because you can get it to run after choking the engine for half an hour.

    1. Doesn’t run good, but it does run. I think there should be consequences for all these activities. I don’t know what it is or how you prove things, but it sounds like conspiracy to me.

    2. It worked, and the old car has four wheels. The founding fathers never pictured Donald J Trump. It was close, too close for me.

  4. it’s tragic that america nearly failed the test. it’s terrifying that nearly a majority of the people in this country can’t tell the difference between reality and “reality tv”.

    1. *TIME TO END SYSTEMIC RACISM NOW!*

      *”Everything looks bad if you remember it”* *………… Donald Trump*

      *This was his reply while trying to defend why he gave*
      *a eulogy for a KKK Grand Cyclops 9 years ago*

      *https://youtu.be/qcBQYApjSa4* *<-----------See the eulogy.* *How much more hatred should blacks have to endure from racists?* *If you truly hate racism then copy and spread* *this comment to every person you can.*

    2. Democracy was SAVED at the 11th hour. Most won’t realize how close we came to having a full-blown dictatorship with the orange cult’s militia marching in our streets.

    3. Not only that but FOX, Rush Limbaugh and the rest are allowed to continue all these years and have really been legitimized by drumph 😔😷

  5. Yes, now we can start the investigations on all the traitorous criminality against the United States of America.

    1. That means investigating the entire GOP, FOX, and the orange con man’s entire admin and his crime family.

      Democracy was SAVED at the 11th hour. Most won’t realize how close we came to having a full-blown dictatorship with the orange cult’s militia marching in our streets.

  6. If ALL “men” are created EQUAL,
    then ALL of “men’s” votes need created EQUAL too.

    The Electoral Vote is truly un-American.

    1. The electoral vote is what makes it fair for all states to vote so that socialist states like california and New York dont destroy all of america like theyve destroyed themselves

    2. @Mickey Mars There is always this twisted argument of “socialist destruction’. Please, please think about that again, think about what it really means.

    3. @Mickey Mars Biden already has said that he has made miastakes, that he has made this mistake. He apologized for that and changed his mind.

    1. Agreed. Dems must be willing to curtail their own future powers in the executive branch if American democracy is to survive. We also must hold all public officials to a higher standard and punish lying severely. Public officials should never be allowed to hide behind the first amendment, or else the system fails when facts and fallacies collide. Most especially if official government seals (the White House podium) and buildings (the White House) are clearly behind them or they are in their official functions as government officials (a Secretary of State in an official trip).

    2. @JR Dee Yeah, except any law the Democrats make can be reversed or just ignored by Republicans when in power. Democracy can only be strengthened by we the people

    1. Exactly!! The fact that T**** was able to insinuate that he was going to do “anything” to stay in power and all his incompetent, complicit cronies and minions found no issue with what he has said and done is absolutely beyond absurd. The boundaries should NEVER be bent this far.

    2. The guardrails were sabotaged by slanted news sources. We’re all rejoicing in the triumph of votes, when in fact it was a triumph of viewership. As long as news sources compete for viewership by exploiting differing ideologies rather than practicing responsible journalism, it will only get worse.

  7. We’re NOT out of trouble yet. Congress should be removing Trump from office for cause NOW, before he does anything WORSE.

    1. I’ll take your word for it. I don’t dislike him, but two words I’d use to describe Chris are boring and melodramatic

    2. I can’t wait until he’s able to start his town-hall style shows again – it’s the perfect medium for him.

    1. It’s only going to get worse. As long as people can pick and choose their news sources, and those news sources show no restraint in their polarizing deliveries, we will grow more and more divided.

    2. @Prickly Pear. Also propaganda and entertainment channels should not act as if they’re news sources. Those espousing and propagating lies and misinformation should be charged with perjury and not let them get away with such, that they’re able to reach millions of viewers with their outright lies!!!

    3. Definitely. These followers who could not distinguish a criminal, racist sociopath from a sane person are what truly scare and concern me.

      He can easily incite and wield them to weaponize the system against those who want to remain democratic. In the Congress, esp. the Senate, the crazy trumpers are still there, including the obstructor Mitch.

    1. @Sheila Boston
      Unfortunately
      it’s being kept alive by the electoral college

      I voted 🗳 for Biden
      in Florida

      Flora-duh
      Votes all it’s delegates for
      the Nazi Punks

      tRUMP
      iz aN
      Nazi
      and my vote 🗳still didn’t count
      🤔
      🇺🇸

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