I hope everyone realizes

[Jilly_in_VA]

that the slobfather is merely a stalking horse for JD Vance. He's too infirm and unhinged to be president. If, God forbid, he is elected, he will either die shortly thereafter, be 25th Amendmented, or be merely a figurehead as JD, Peter Thiel, and the other fascists and architects of Project 2025 run roughshod over the country. DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN!

[usonian]

1. Once again, my theory.

Vance swears an oath to uphold the big lie. Donny is happy. Interviewers can't get him to budge off it.

In return, WHEN DT steps down, Vance pardons him, something his kangaroo court says (privately) that he can't do himself.

Checks all the boxes (except for state convictions, which they are working on to squash)

THAT'S WHY WE VOTE BLUE.

STOP THE "DEAL"

[slightlv]

43. I absolutely agree, and have been saying this every since

one of T's sons pushed for Vance. I figure they'll 25th Amendment him, or give him some kind of fake excuse to recuse himself from the presidency and give it to Vance, instead. One thing you can be sure of, if it's the latter he will have made the deal of a lifetime for stepping down! Lots of money, and anything else tangible to get him to accept it. Vance won't realize it... or will and won't care... that he's sold his soul to the Devil in making this bargain, but he's as amoral a f*&k as you can get these days. He'll do what he's told and be well compensated for it. Vance is who they really want, IMO. It's much easier to control an amoral, overly ambitious, outwardly righteous fool than one who has a lifetime of "doing it my way."

[OldBaldy1701E]

2. That is my take on it as well. (n/t)

[Wednesdays]

3. TCF won't die any time soon.

His days are numbered, sure, but he won't kick the bucket within the next year. Even if he loses this election, he'll be kingmaker for at least the next few years. Even if he's in prison or flees the country.

[Biophilic]

11. I think that's probably true.

They need him to keep the “peasants” interested. The figurehead that gets all the accolades while behind the scenes they begin installing Project 2025. I’m far more afraid of those behind the scenes guys than I am of trump.

[kimbutgar]

22. The devil will keep him alive to terrorize us!

And unless he gets offed by the Thiel, Musk and Vance syndicate even in his demented state he’ll remain preside

[Moostache]

42. I fully expect the following to play out:

1) Election night, results are too close to call at 12 AM, no winner is called and Trump repeats the exact same thing as he did in 2020 - he will declare victory without even counting the votes...

2) Trump will eventually lose WI, MI, PA and the EC as a result. He may even drop AZ, GA or NC too and it would be less close.

3) Trump and his trained monkeys will once again scream "Fraud!! Scam!!! Unfair!!!"

4) THIS TIME, Trump lacks control of the FEDERAL government and the power of incumbency... so his riots will be stopped, his lawsuits will not be successful and even his corrupt SCOTUS will not be able to save him.

5) Shortly before inauguration day 2025, Trump will flee the US and defect to Russia in a MASSIVE security breach for our defense and intelligence operations. He will continue to say stupid shit and Putin will use Trump and his MAGA drones as PR pawns to stir up unrest in the US, discord in NATO and press on with his fantasy in Ukraine.

6) Trump will wear out his useful idiot status for Putin by May of 2025 and will be disappeared by July.

7) I will get stinking piss drunk and celebrate his demise with the fervor and joy of New Year's Eve 1999, V-E Day, V-J Day and the night Bin Laden was killed and be incoherently happy for a few hours.

8) The day after that, we will have to get back to work repairing the damage and deprogramming the victims of one Donald Trump much like de-Nazification in Europe circa 1946.

[Think. Again.]

4. K&R

[Wicked Blue]

5. My theory is that the Orange Traitor was replaced by a malfunctioning android

created by Eyegore Musk from leftover Space X and Tesla parts

[COL Mustard]

14. Abby? Abby Something

Oh yeah, Abby Normal!

[Ray Bruns]

31. Are you telling me I put an abnormal brain into a seven and a half foot long

fifty four inch wide GORILLA? Is that what you’re telling me?

[Wicked Blue]

35. He and traitor have things in common

like losing money in business ventures

[Historic NY]

40. I think they stole the automatron from Disney

[Wounded Bear]

6. Seems pretty obvious...nt

[onenote]

7. Another mistaken claim about the 25th amendment

Trump's chosen cabinet isn't going to replace him.
And if I had a nickel for every DU prediction of Trump's imminent demise I'd own the internet.

[servermsh]

8. I cannot for the life of me imagine how anyone could come to this conclusion

I mean, have people not watched Trump for the last nine years?

I'm SO TIRED of this ridiculous nonsense being posted over and over and over again. Day after day after day.

It's like saying, gee, I hope everyone realizes Putin is a stalking horse!

[TwilightZone]

9. Agreed.

The only place I ever see this nonsense is on DU and a few lefty blogs.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

15. It is tiring

[TwilightZone]

10. People have been predicting his demise persistently for eight years now.

Hasn't happened yet. I suspect he'll be around a lot longer than many assume. Some have been adamant that he won't even make to election day, though that's died off a bit of late.

[kozar]

12. Yep, a trojan horse,

The enemy is within,,

Koz

[Native]

13. Exactly why I'm getting the f*** out of Dodge if he gets elected.

[Iggo]

16. Republicans aren't afraid of JD Vance they way they are afraid of trump.

JD Vance won’t be the MAGA King.

[LastDemocratInSC]

25. If TSF is given the boot the MAGAs will view him as a top accomplice.

Et tu JD?

[rampartd]

37. trump's source of power epstein's video tapes

which, of course, lose value as the "stars" die off and lose power themselves.

i don't think vance will be inheriting those.

[Cheezoholic]

17. Any repuke president or presidential candidate after Ike is a front man for the oligarchy. Every damn one of them

took/takes marching orders from the "corporate" class. Well, I might give Goldwater an exception. He scared the shit out of everybody.

WillyBilly won't do anything different from The Felon. Dan Quayle is smarter than this dipshit. They all have strings attached to their limbs and jaws and the Fat Cat Rat Fuckers behind all of these assholes are pulling them.

[paleotn]

18. Rick Wilson brought up an interesting point on this yesterday....

If they do go 25th Amendment on Donny, his cult will never forgive them. His cult IS the Repuke base. Sorry, fascists, but the orange loon is tied around your necks like a tiberian bat. As Spock would say anyway.

[OnDoutside]

27. There's barely a Republican who hasn't fallen into that

trap over the last decade, but they'll still think they can do it. It's bizarre really.

[Jakes Progress]

39. The orange one will gladly resign

for a complete end to all his legal issues. He is only running now because putin ordered hm to and because he sees it as the only way to stay out of jail. He has no drive to "so something" for the country. The presidency has been his ruin. I'm sure that, under threat from blackmail, he would never have run the first time.

Then again, he will also want to avoid whatever quick end to his time in office the cabal of right wing yahoos could devise.

[paleotn]

44. Never happen. His ego will never allow it.

[Jakes Progress]

45. Not even to avoid choosing

between jail or death?

[paleotn]

46. His brain doesn't work like ours.

All he has is the adulation of his cult. That is most valuable to him above all else so he'll never go quietly into any good night, never to again be the big man in front of an adoring crowed. It's like his drug of choice and he can't ever let it go. He'll go down bad both politically and physically. Then again, he doesn't deserve to quietly fade. He deserves to "auger in" in flames. I for one will enjoy watching.

[Wiz Imp]

19. Every day that becomes more and more clear. Any normal person would be admitted for some kind of mental care

if they acted the way Trump has for months now (but it's getting worse every day!). Republican power brokers know and see this too and are just trying to use him to win the election then they will dump him in a heartbeat. I do question how the rank & file cult members would react to that. I don't think a lot of them will be pleased with JD Vance usurping Trump's "power".

[LastDemocratInSC]

26. It appears that everyone involved is using someone to get something.

It's a culture of mutual abuse and manipulation.

[Ohioboy]

34. Is it possible that Vance and his gang can use Trump's legal trouble to keep him suppressed?

They can blame anything bad that happens to Trump on the Democrats, keeping their base and allowing them to usurp Trump while passing the blame on to their opponents. Just a thought.

[BlueTsunami2018]

20. No way.

If he wins, he’s the President and he isn’t going to let anyone take him out of the office. If Vance tries to pull that shit Тяцмр will destroy him.

As far as being a puppet, of course. He already was one. He knows nothing about being President and has no interest in doing the job beyond giving dumb speeches and acting like an asshole on the world stage.

[Xavier Breath]

21. Well, we know he's always had the stalking part down.

[progressoid]

23. This is why a lot of Republicans are voting for Trump.

They don't want him - they want a less distracted version of Trump.

[Skittles]

24. haven't heard much from Vance lately

did they advise him to STFU because he is so ridiculous?

[I_UndergroundPanther]

29. One thing is

With trump taking the spotlight
We won’t get to hear what Vance has planned for when he is made president. It’s a mystery besides his weird view on families and women .

I think trump is a distraction to cover up the shit the heratige foundation and the greedy soulless over wealthy pigs want to do with thier puppets in place be it trump or vance

[mahina]

30. No wonder they won't let him out

When he opens his mouth the crazy pours out.

[2naSalit]

32. TROJAN HORSE is more like it.

[Ohioboy]

33. You got that right

They are manipulating Trump as their way in.

[geardaddy]

36. Spot on.

[mucholderthandirt]

38. I'm aware. Either way, it's a damned frightening situation.

We simply must win, and down-ballot as well.

[LymphocyteLover]

41. What difference does it make? Either one is awful. We just have to fucking win!