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    Quote Originally Posted by Walt View Post
    As bizarre as it sounds, I think trump will be the nominee. A sane party would never consider nominating trump, but the Republicans have long since left sane. And I cannot see an obvious thing that would prevent trump from being nominated (other than death). You would think an indictment, and criminal trial would stop trump's campaign, but evidently not.

    I would be overjoyed to be wrong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Dutch View Post
    While that's a possibility, I think his legal issues are going to adversely impact his ability to run for President. If SCOTUS is true to form, they'll kick back to the States who can and can't be on the ballot per the 14th Amendment if the case is tried in court. How many red or swing states would have to not put Trump on the ballot in order to guarantee he'd lose?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Walt View Post
    I agree I am arguing the bizarre, but it is bizarre times, so it seems like the bizarre will happen.

    Let's say trump is convicted of multiple felonies a year from now, and is removed from several swing and red leaning states ballots. It would be completely impossible for him to win... But also completely impossible for the Republicans to reverse his nomination. He could resign his nomination, but I do not believe he would.

    So we are back to my prediction. trump will get the nomination, and lose the general election.

    It almost feels fated to be. You know those stories of fate, where all the characters try to change the outcome, but it just happens anyway... Well this feels like that. Whatever path we take, it will lead to trump losing the general election in November of 2024.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Damocles View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Walt View Post
    As bizarre as it sounds, I think trump will be the nominee. A sane party would never consider nominating trump, but the Republicans have long since left sane. And I cannot see an obvious thing that would prevent trump from being nominated (other than death). You would think an indictment, and criminal trial would stop trump's campaign, but evidently not.

    I would be overjoyed to be wrong.
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    Give it another 9 months, and we will see if I am right.

    Good thing the impeachment hearings are coming up. That will help the Democrats a lot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Damocles View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Walt View Post
    I agree I am arguing the bizarre, but it is bizarre times, so it seems like the bizarre will happen.

    Let's say trump is convicted of multiple felonies a year from now, and is removed from several swing and red leaning states ballots. It would be completely impossible for him to win... But also completely impossible for the Republicans to reverse his nomination. He could resign his nomination, but I do not believe he would.

    So we are back to my prediction. trump will get the nomination, and lose the general election.

    It almost feels fated to be. You know those stories of fate, where all the characters try to change the outcome, but it just happens anyway... Well this feels like that. Whatever path we take, it will lead to trump losing the general election in November of 2024.
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    We will have to wait another 13 or so months to see if I am right there.
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    I bet Democrats run Newsom or Big Mike.

    No way Biden will be the Democrat nominee.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Capitalist View Post
    He won't be able to shut his face. It'll be glorious to see the Fat Orange Turd behind bars, even for 30 days.
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    The Outlaw Joe C. Wales has given us another prediction!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Damocles View Post
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    The Outlaw Joe C. Wales has given us another prediction!
    Did you ever find all those crimes president Biden committed before his dementia?
    Trump will never be elected president again. The Republiclowns have lost the popular vote in seven out of the last eight presidential elections. Now they're going to turn away more voters with their extreme stances on guns and abortion. Trump has already lost the popular vote TWICE. And that was before the four indictments, the photos of the boxes of top secret docs in his bathroom, being found guilty of rape and business fraud, the J6 report.

    GOOD LUCK, REPUBLICLOWNS!




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    Quote Originally Posted by Damocles View Post
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    That red map is bullshit. It gives a Trump voter all kinds of land and it is colored red. They should be red microdots. That shows land voted for Trump. It does not work that way.

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