"BushCo won't allow the election to happen."
"BushCo will jimmy up some crisis to justify clamping down on the election and all our rights."
"BushCo is fascist, totalitarian don't you know."
I challenged a few but it was useless. They were convinced we were at the dawn of destruction and nothing would sway them. I imagine your present debate is quite similar.
Rather than wagering $1000, a sum they'll easily weasel out of ("It was rigged, doncha know"
, make it a lesser amount, say $100 or $200, and instead of payment to you make it a donation to a cause dear to you. Maybe something non-political, like childhood oncology research, or historical, such as the preservation of the Gettysburg National Military Park. That way, when they lose, they'll be less bitter that it also cost them money, as the cash will go to a good cause, something they may support as much as you do.
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