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hamsterjill

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5. Yes, but you assume he plays fair.
Sun Oct 10, 2021, 05:05 PM
Oct 2021

He doesn’t. Neither do the idiots in Congress and governorships and judicial offices that jump when he tells them to.

Look at the redistricting in Texas and tell me they aren’t planning something.

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Well said! Plus, he enjoys chaos anyway. It works for him. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 #1
It's one of the reasons Putin latched onto him. n/t GoCubsGo Oct 2021 #4
chaos is the authoritarian leader's best friend because it accentuates his royal insane certitude certainot Oct 2021 #22
Yup ....here's something to add to your stats PortTack Oct 2021 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #13
Yup, but we need to deal with voting laws. Joinfortmill Oct 2021 #3
Yes, but you assume he plays fair. hamsterjill Oct 2021 #5
and the 'liberal' media does the rest spanone Oct 2021 #6
True - and not to rain on the parade - BUT Vinca Oct 2021 #7
exactly Grasswire2 Oct 2021 #9
Question - will the nation accept that? Dan Oct 2021 #16
I hope not. But then wnylib Oct 2021 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #31
... Faux pas Oct 2021 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #10
yeah, but... druidity33 Oct 2021 #11
You remind me of myself in 2016. Lasher Oct 2021 #12
That's exactly what I was thinking as I read the OP Sucha NastyWoman Oct 2021 #20
aw, but you missed the point Grasswire2 Oct 2021 #21
I picked up what you laid down. Lasher Oct 2021 #30
Seriously, a demented PT Barnum. 2Gingersnaps Oct 2021 #46
Never underestimate Tang face. twodogsbarking Oct 2021 #14
Why DownriverDem Oct 2021 #15
None dare call it treason.... Dan Oct 2021 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #32
Have you seen these rubes on the State House Capitol lawns? 2Gingersnaps Oct 2021 #47
Lenin toppled the Romanov Dynasty using just hundreds of key people. Tommymac Oct 2021 #18
Lenin didn't come to power until some time after Nicholas II abdicated. Kaleva Oct 2021 #27
Maybe the news people need to see the op NJCher Oct 2021 #34
Yep but that 10 % sure scares the crap out of a big % of GQPers in office now. NT SayItLoud Oct 2021 #19
I find comfort in your calculus, but of 155 million people who voted, 70 million voted for him. mjvpi Oct 2021 #23
Which suggests Trump's influence outside of actually running is limited. Kaleva Oct 2021 #28
Don't forget ymetca Oct 2021 #24
Exactly. 2Gingersnaps Oct 2021 #48
Nice numbers, but can we even assume they matter w/o voting protection laws? NullTuples Oct 2021 #25
A loser, but still dangerous if 81% of the country sits on its ass. meadowlander Oct 2021 #26
74 million (or more) would LOVE to have him as permanent. He still gets more coverage than Joe. Evolve Dammit Oct 2021 #29
he will do anything MFM008 Oct 2021 #33
This means that he only controls roughly 10 percent of the electorate! Equomba Oct 2021 #35
Agreed - there is a faulty assumption in the OP D23MIURG23 Oct 2021 #41
That electorate is only small if don't Democrats go out and vote. LiberalFighter Oct 2021 #36
I think you meant to say if Democrats DON*T go out and vote. Captain Zero Oct 2021 #38
. Maine Abu El Banat Oct 2021 #40
I think its clear that he is doing it mainly to rake in cash for his supposed PACs whos cstanleytech Oct 2021 #37
But most repubs Maine Abu El Banat Oct 2021 #39
That's what we're up against wryter2000 Oct 2021 #44
Thanks for that Farmer-Rick Oct 2021 #42
I thought he was higher than 44% wryter2000 Oct 2021 #43
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