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Post by Floppy Johnson on Jun 30, 2020 10:19:25 GMT -8
the convention, right?
Not speculating on the likelihood of him bailing. Just speculating on a deadline for that decision.
And, I'll add, if he does bail, it would be interesting to see the machinations in choosing the candidate. Trump is Putin's marionette. I don't think Putin will let go very easily. The chosen candidate could be someone really weird.
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Post by mhbruin on Jun 30, 2020 11:11:15 GMT -8
If Trump were to bail, we could have a convention with multiple ballots as Pence, Tom Cotton, Kaisich, Rubio, and others fight for the nomination. Sadly, it won't happen.
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Post by DrJ on Jun 30, 2020 11:21:24 GMT -8
Any decision he might make would be without regard to anyone but himself and his interests. Not the Republican Party or any of its sycophantic Death Cult devotees.
Loyalty is a one way street with the guy. He won’t care what disaster he walks away from. I’m not saying it will happen but if it does nothing but his ego and needs will matter to him.
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Post by mhbruin on Jun 30, 2020 11:23:36 GMT -8
He will refuse to believe he is losing. He is, after all, a genius.
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Post by northbruin40 on Jun 30, 2020 11:48:50 GMT -8
the convention, right? Not speculating on the likelihood of him bailing. Just speculating on a deadline for that decision. And, I'll add, if he does bail, it would be interesting to see the machinations in choosing the candidate. Trump is Putin's marionette. I don't think Putin will let go very easily. The chosen candidate could be someone really weird. I have been thinking about the possibility of this happening. Trump bombasts about how "successful" he has been so he rides off into the sunset under his imagined "victory". Since it would probably take a few weeks to print out millions of ballots, and mail-in-voting begins maybe in early October? I guess anything after mid-September could get problematic just to get the ballots ready. |
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Post by mhbruin on Jun 30, 2020 11:57:06 GMT -8
The very earliest to vote is Sept 19 in Minnesota and South Dakota. Several other states start up the next day.
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Post by Floppy Johnson on Jun 30, 2020 12:00:30 GMT -8
To clarify my point. The Pub convention is August 24-27. If Trump bails after the convention, there is no Republican nominee.
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Post by blindness on Jun 30, 2020 12:11:34 GMT -8
To clarify my point. The Pub convention is August 24-27. If Trump bails after the convention, there is no Republican nominee. Why would he care?  |
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Post by Floppy Johnson on Jun 30, 2020 12:13:50 GMT -8
To clarify my point. The Pub convention is August 24-27. If Trump bails after the convention, there is no Republican nominee. Why would he care? Not saying he would. I'm conjecturing that if he did so after the convention, that would be a completely different act than doing so before the convention. Like night and day. |
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Post by mhbruin on Jun 30, 2020 12:17:37 GMT -8
To clarify my point. The Pub convention is August 24-27. If Trump bails after the convention, there is no Republican nominee. People vote for a slate of electors. It is likely Trump's name stays on the ballot. |
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Post by spartacus on Jun 30, 2020 12:18:44 GMT -8
i wish tRump would leave today, but it ain't gonna happen unless the state of NY grants him immunity or the equivalent. the stable genius knows he's still on the hook...
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Post by Floppy Johnson on Jun 30, 2020 12:55:05 GMT -8
To clarify my point. The Pub convention is August 24-27. If Trump bails after the convention, there is no Republican nominee. People vote for a slate of electors. It is likely Trump's name stays on the ballot. So, they would effectively have no candidate. If he's actually considering dropping out - that's not likely, I know - then there's got to be a ton of pressure from Pub politico's to do it before the convention. |
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Post by hasben on Jun 30, 2020 12:56:31 GMT -8
The odds of him "bailing" are zero to the tenth degree. He will use every dirty trick in his toolbox to win the election and if he loses he will declare it an invalid and rigged election due to tampering.
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