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Yes, but when? The problem is that his only route to staying out of prison is to become president again. So he’ll pull out all the stops. He’ll delay, defer and

Yes, but when? The problem is that his only route to staying out of prison is to become president again. So he’ll pull out all the stops. He’ll delay, defer and postpone this case as he has every one before, he’ll bluster and threaten and cajole maintain some semblance of his image. So maybe he makes it to election season. (Look at his past performance in delaying tactics, he’ll make it) If he doesn’t get the Republican nomination he will run independent. He doesn’t care that this splits the vote because he doesn’t give a shit about the party or anyone but himself. Which means the party either has to take a 100% chance or failure or a 20% chance that he can pull a rabbit out of the hat again. I can’t say for sure but I know what I’d do. It’s the prisoners dilemma solution where you straight up tell your opponent that you’ll defect and they might get something from you if they play nice. So he tries again. And this time the kid gloves are off. Everything is on the table. Literally everything. And that should be unsettling to anyone with a bit of imagination. This isn’t over. This is just the beginning.

AnimalMuppet 3y ago
> Which means the party either has to take a 100% chance or failure or a 20% chance that he can pull a rabbit out of the hat again. If the Republican Party had half a brain, they'd not just be worried about 2024. They'd dump Trump, take whatever beating they get in 2024, do well in 2026, and run anybody but Trump against Harris in 2028. They'd probably dominate 2028. > So he tries again. And this time the kid gloves are off. Everything is on the table. Literally everything. Yeah, I'm worried about that too. I hear echoes of the Roman Civil War. Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with his army because it was his only alternative to being destroyed by his political enemies. Trump is in the same position. (I mean, Trump is there almost totally because of his own doing, far more than Caesar was.) The main difference is that the US army is not personally loyal to Trump, the way Caesar's army was to him. Trump may call for an uprising; way too many people may follow. I hope it's not enough to cause a full civil war, though.

AnimalMuppet 3y ago

> Which means the party either has to take a 100% chance or failure or a 20% chance that he can pull a rabbit out of the hat again. If the Republican Party had half a brain, they'd not just be worried about 2024. They'd dump Trump, take whatever beating they get in 2024, do well in 2026, and run anybody but Trump against Harris in 2028. They'd probably dominate 2028. > So he tries again. And this time the kid gloves are off. Everything is on the table. Literally everything. Yeah, I'm worried about that too. I hear echoes of the Roman Civil War. Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with his army because it was his only alternative to being destroyed by his political enemies. Trump is in the same position. (I mean, Trump is there almost totally because of his own doing, far more than Caesar was.) The main difference is that the US army is not personally loyal to Trump, the way Caesar's army was to him. Trump may call for an uprising; way too many people may follow. I hope it's not enough to cause a full civil war, though.