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brooklynite

(93,851 posts)
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 08:32 AM Nov 2020

4 more years: Trump freezes 2024 presidential field

Politico

While Trump’s loss was supposed to trigger a Republican Party reset, his flirtation with a 2024 bid ensures he’ll remain the dominant force in the party and cast a shadow over anyone looking to succeed him. Even the possibility of Trump running again will impede other Republicans from laying groundwork for their own bids — lest they upset Trump and his tens of millions of supporters, many of whom are convinced the election was stolen.

Joe Biden won the election more than a week ago. But the But the General Services Administration — the agency that certifies presidential transitions — is still blocking Biden's transition team from accessing government resources.

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“Of course it makes it more difficult for people who might want to run,” Cramer said, before adding: “It’s not up to him to make it easy for other people to run.”

Those who’ve worked for Trump — Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley — are in perhaps the toughest spot of all. Each would have to maneuver around the soon-to-be-former president after spending the last four years aligning themselves with him.

But some argue the three would benefit from the president freezing the 2024 field. Pence, Pompeo and Haley have used their roles in the administration to establish national profiles, build donor networks and deepen their ties to conservative activists. In the event Trump eventually decides not to run, they would start out a primary with advantages over others who are further behind organizationally.
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4 more years: Trump freezes 2024 presidential field (Original Post) brooklynite Nov 2020 OP
74 years old and he has bad health habits. Baitball Blogger Nov 2020 #1
He is 74 obamanut2012 Nov 2020 #3
Fixed it. Baitball Blogger Nov 2020 #6
Killa Con will be rotting in the ground long before 2024 malaise Nov 2020 #2
Let's hope. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #9
I doubt he'll run. BlueStater Nov 2020 #4
Not after COVID gets through with us. PubliusEnigma Nov 2020 #5
That's actually a really good point obamanut2012 Nov 2020 #7
No, it won't. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2020 #11
Hard to run from Dubai, or Rikers Island JCMach1 Nov 2020 #8
If he avoids prison and remains alive, he WILL run again. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2020 #10

malaise

(267,808 posts)
2. Killa Con will be rotting in the ground long before 2024
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 08:38 AM
Nov 2020

That decrepit body and mind will not survive this loss.















BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
4. I doubt he'll run.
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 08:41 AM
Nov 2020

He’d probably win the nomination easily if he ran, but winning the general election is a whole other story. I agree with Mary Trump that his fragile ego won’t take the risk that he’s humiliated once more by losing again.

There’s also other factors to consider, such as whether he’s even healthy enough to run again or that he could be in serious legal trouble in the future.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,461 posts)
11. No, it won't.
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 09:53 AM
Nov 2020

Fully half the country doesn’t give a damn about this or blame him for it. We have to stop thinking these are reasonable, rational people. They’ve proven it over and again. We’re still in a desperate fight to save this country and if we pretend this is over, we’ll lose.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,461 posts)
10. If he avoids prison and remains alive, he WILL run again.
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 09:50 AM
Nov 2020

This game is the new cash cow for him and his cronies. Plus there’s a very real chance he can win again. ‘16 was a fluke, it’s not a fluke anymore, this is a bonafide cult with tens of millions of believers. He’s not going to give up the power and hold he has on the party. No way.

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