Consider This: Trump thinks he literally needs to rig this election to win it.

[kpete]

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[Karadeniz]

1. Not the first time. He knew he needed Russia in 2016.

[abqtommy]

12. +100 Spot on!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That must require him to perform some painful cognitive dissonance.

On the one hand he believes he's The Greatest and that everyone loves him; on the other he thinks he'll lose unless he cheats. Which is it, Spanky?

[Buns_of_Fire]

3. Consider that he lies even when the truth would serve him better.

If he was behind by 20 points: Sure, let's cheat.

If he was ahead by 20 points: Sure, let's cheat.

It's in his DNA.

[rzemanfl]

4. Exactly, although if the latter were the case I would be suicidal. n/t

[NCjack]

5. If he had put as much effort into honest activities, he would be a contender

to win a fair election. A cheater is going to cheat. A grifter is going to grift.

[Demovictory9]

6. and doesn't hide it

[mike_c]

7. I doubt whether he's given it that much thought.

Trump has no scruples at all. I don't think it would ever occur to him not to cheat. That's for chumps.

[Sneederbunk]

8. When you are a liar and a cheat, you think like a liar and a cheat.

[LNM]

9. Well, for once he's right about something.

He's going to lose and he knows it.

[Wounded Bear]

10. Trump has never achieved anything through skill or hard work...

of course he will cheat. It's the only way he knows how to operate.

[JDC]

11. He could be 25 pts up and STILL feel the need to rig

It's just what he does. His whole life has been spent cheating and putting a thumb on the scale. He would not be able to resist regardless of the situation.

[DSandra]

13. TBH, Republicans have been stealing elections for some time

Nixon with getting the Vietcong to agree to wait till after the election to negotiate peace to hurt Humphrey, Reagan with getting Iran to not negotiate with Carter to sink him, and Dubya twice through election fraud.