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  1. Crockett: "They have already decided the only way they can win, b/c they have failed policies, is by making sure they can cheat their way, & while they're cheating, the only way they can do that is while they violate the Constitution as well as the Voting Rights Act & make sure it's people of color"

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  2. Trump playbook: Create chaos and disruption - for no good reason but for purposes of distraction. LIE. Claim success after achieving NOTHING but chaos & disruption. Move on to the next scam, where he’s the center of attention & media parrots his every word.😡😡😡

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  3. Congress has given the President the power to take control of the D.C. local police for up to 30 days "for federal purposes," and to deploy the (tiny) D.C. National Guard.

    As today's "One First" explains, that's the full extent of what the President can do to "federalize" D.C. without new statutes:

    Like any federal enclave, the federal government has plenary power over the District of Columbia. But Congress has delegated most of that power to local officials; it would take new laws to undo that.

    172. "Federalizing" D.C.

    Like any federal enclave, the federal government has plenary power over the District of Columbia. But Congress has delegated most of that power to local officials; it would take new laws to undo that.

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