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NYC Liberal

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34. Maybe he wants to lose.
Wed Nov 11, 2020, 10:51 PM
Nov 2020

That way he can just be perpetually campaigning. That’s the only part he likes anyway, not the governing. Perhaps all these cries about fraud are just to keep his base riled up for the next campaign.

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Ridiculous man. redwitch Nov 2020 #1
Exactly. Even if he does, he will be a drooling vegetable. smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #22
I can't begin to imagine that three years from now PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2020 #2
This only harms the GOP by freezing out the field RandySF Nov 2020 #4
It isnt all that good for them until 2024 Cosmocat Nov 2020 #36
My first thought is I agree...but ppl have very short memories and his cult's need for immediate Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #50
We will see Cosmocat Nov 2020 #61
They are terrified of him and his Magats. They will give him anything that he wants. nt Blue_true Nov 2020 #8
If he's not around, who are the Magats going to vote for? A Democrat? smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #23
If he is not around, people like Josh Hawley, DeSantis, Tom Cotton, Blue_true Nov 2020 #28
I know there will be others to step in, and they will be just as evil and certainly smarter. smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #41
After Trump won in 2016, I stopped assuming and prepared for a hard fight Blue_true Nov 2020 #46
Very well stated! Just as we are seeing now the proud boys are in an uproar and have split in two Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #51
Absolutely! smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #57
It's not up to them Polybius Nov 2020 #60
But if they can't get him? If he is dead, or incapacitated or in jail? smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #62
Obviously if they can't get him they will vote for someone else Polybius Nov 2020 #65
However, I don't think anyone will ever have the hold over these people that he does. smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #67
He won't be able to run, I bet. Ilsa Nov 2020 #3
Sure Cosmocat Nov 2020 #38
Bingo. Blue_true Nov 2020 #48
Other concerns will keep him from running that are hard to ignore. Mike 03 Nov 2020 #66
Who's going to pay for his rallies? He can't campaign on our dime anymore. blueinredohio Nov 2020 #5
He might get enough suckers to empty their pockets. Cheap Chinese made MAGA gear. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2020 #49
Aahh LeftInTX Nov 2020 #6
Hopefully, Mother Nature will do us and the world a big favor by then. nt Blue_true Nov 2020 #7
Amen to that! Or accidents. ancianita Nov 2020 #10
Accidents will work, like him slipping on a half-eaten cheese hamberder and Blue_true Nov 2020 #13
His immunity to covid will wear off in a couple of months and since he is sure he is now immune Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #53
I agree that in his head, he likely thinks that he is invincible. Blue_true Nov 2020 #56
FUCK OFF FUCKING FASCIST. Cha Nov 2020 #9
At least he's realizing he won't be president. Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #11
That was my first reaction as well. Bleacher Creature Nov 2020 #14
Tacit Concession Perhaps? The Great Escape Nov 2020 #21
The rallies won't be televised. kskiska Nov 2020 #52
Gives him four more years to destroy the GOP. I say, yes! Doodley Nov 2020 #12
I dunno. The GOP did very, very well underneath him for the past 4 years. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #30
Let him suck up all the money and leave Cotton, Cruz, Rubio etc. gasping for air. onenote Nov 2020 #15
Is that a gray squirrel hiding under his cap? Kaleva Nov 2020 #16
TWITTER NEEDS TO REMOVE HIS ACCOUNT PERMANENTLY! ancianita Nov 2020 #17
He's going to be amazed at how quickly he becomes irrelevant greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #18
That's true. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #31
I figure that he will. David__77 Nov 2020 #19
Way before the end of the year. As soon as Biden/Harris are certified Liberal In Texas Nov 2020 #20
Lol - I just posted almost an identical comment ... StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #27
He looks like shit JI7 Nov 2020 #24
That's because he IS shit. smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #26
you can tell bdamomma Nov 2020 #40
All the better to fleece his MAGA cult by getting them to pony up for his "campaign" StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #25
Which means he probably will Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2020 #29
He doesn't want to run IN 4 yrs, he wants to run FOR 4 yrs. Luz Nov 2020 #64
Puleese, he'll probably be dead by then. aquamarina Nov 2020 #32
Let him, Cruz and the rest of them duke it out. Renew Deal Nov 2020 #33
Maybe he wants to lose. NYC Liberal Nov 2020 #34
At some point the GOP is gonna have to can this fucking lunatic Azathoth Nov 2020 #35
Ha!! bdamomma Nov 2020 #37
Wouldn't he have to admit he wasn't re-elected first. Statistical Nov 2020 #39
Of course he'll run. Sogo Nov 2020 #42
Does this mean he's going to run against Ivanka in the primaries? Poiuyt Nov 2020 #43
If He's Not Dead Or In Jail By Then ChoppinBroccoli Nov 2020 #44
So the media will follow him around moondust Nov 2020 #45
Thom Hartmann was talking about how he can use this to grift with just about everything he does Quixote1818 Nov 2020 #47
Please god make him go away! Initech Nov 2020 #54
You guys do know he won't actually run, right? tman Nov 2020 #55
I agree completely DFW Nov 2020 #59
He can say anything he wants to, but he's finished. ooky Nov 2020 #58
I agree. This is the end for him. smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #63
The grift has been so lucrative for him. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 #68
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