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If lots of people see a clear pattern forming, doesn't that make it MORE credible rather than less?



I think he's saying that many people on a bi-partisan basis has been pushing for this for a long time, which would make the timing less suspicious as it has been picking up steam for a long time.

Ie lots of people pushing a change, not pushing a theory.


If there was no conflicting evidence, then maybe. But if you read the newspaper, you know this has been in the works for a very long time, and again from both Republicans and Democrats.


AG Barr has been pushing to get this out before the election, over objections of his own attorneys:

"He [Barr] pushed career Justice Department attorneys to bring the case by the end of September, prompting pushback from lawyers who wanted more time and complained of political influence."[1]

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/technology/google-antitru...


You are correct. But that doesn't mean all of the Democrats and other Republicans who have been pushing for this for years have suddenly vaporized from history.




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