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acastcandream , (edited ) to Politics in Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump?

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spaceghoti OP ,

Yes, but the anti-anti-Trumpers need some kind of scapegoat to explain their predicament. And the Democrats are always a popular target for their base.

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spaceghoti OP ,

They have to blame somebody and they certainly can’t accept responsibility for it themselves. Scapegoating is a time-honored tradition with these people.

sanguinepar , to Politics in Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump?
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I dunno - truly, repugnantly awful though he is, Trump seems much more electable nationally than any of the others.

spaceghoti OP ,

Only because he’s successfully captured the hearts of the Republican base. DeSantis probably could have successfully maneuvered his way into the nomination if he’d waited for Trump to either die or leave politics on way or another. But he got greedy and wasn’t willing to wait for Trump to step aside, and now he’s made himself unelectable at the national level.

We’ll see what this does to his re-election in Florida. I’m not crying at the thought that he could get primaried.

sanguinepar ,
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No indeed, that would be great :-)

Jaysyn ,
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DeSantis can't run for governor again. His political career is most likely dead by 2025.

spaceghoti OP ,

From your lips…

thefartographer ,

To my butthole. Amen.

itsgroundhogdayagain , to Politics in Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump?

no, the power of the cult is just too strong for most of them.

AbidanYre , to Politics in Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump?

Because it worked out so well for them in 2016?

PenguinJuice , to Politics in Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump?

Please don't. Can't we just have normal, moderate, Yount candidates from both parties? Has our political system really become a nasty game like this where we champion poopy doopies for eternity?

snooggums ,
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Semi-Hemi-Demigod ,
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I would also like it if political campaigns lasted less than two years. A lot of countries have strict laws against campaigning outside of a specified election season.

Jaysyn , to Politics in Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump?
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Sure are. Just like we tricked those morons into killing themselves via COVID. /s

acastcandream ,

Speaking of which, have you gotten your Soros bucks yet? They’re late on mine. 

Pissnpink , to Politics in Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump?

Lol, this is a dumb article. It like saying, we’ve found the culprit in the wife beating, and it’s the wife’s fault. She wouldn’t have been hit if she just kept her mouth shut.

And I urge people to go watch Ron DeSantis talk for more than a 30 second clip, the dude is weird.

spaceghoti OP ,

Did you read the article? It’s not agreeing with the sentiment. It’s calling out the Republicans who are saying this.

Auzy ,

Or watch his ad

authed , to Politics in Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump?

What is this non sense

Sharpiemarker ,

Lol thank fuck someone said it.

As someone who has never voted for a Republican and never will, I can honestly say the Democratic party doesn’t trick anyone into anything. That’s some next-level political strategy and we don’t even do basic strategy, like focusing on our brand/image/messaging/consistency/opposition research/etc.

Unfortunately the Democratic party has become the Mayo party; it’s inoffensive and you can put it on anything. We’re the margarine party. People vote for Democrats because the alternative is Fascism.

CraigeryTheKid ,

People’s Vanilla Party of Overwhelming Mediocrity

Sharpiemarker ,

Lol that’s accurate

Chainweasel , to Politics in Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump?

Why in the living fuck would we do that?

spaceghoti OP ,

Because Republicans can never accept accountability for their own actions. So they’re always going to blame us.

DelvianSeek , to Politics in Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump?

Remember kids, whenever the headline of the article is a question, the answer is always “no”.

CoffeeAddict , to Politics in Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump?

I sure hope not.

I am not sure about others, but I am not comfortable with ANY possibility of Trump winning back he White House. Any support for him is dangerous and reckless.

Supporting him is only going to fuel the conspiracy theories he endorsed & started. These lies have shaken the trust in US institutions, especially with his base. His first loss resulted in him lying and causing instability. They actually stormed the capitol! That did not even happen during the US Civil War! If he loses again it will be no different.

Furthermore, any continued support is legitimizing his claims that he is being “unfairly targeted” or that the left is engaging in a “witch hunt” against him. What will his supporters do if he is jailed? What happens if he wins from jail!? Will there be violence? Probably.

And if he actually wins the White House again, what will happen? Now there is an actual traitor to the nation in the White House! I would be shocked if that didn’t also cause violence and instability! The amount hopelessness that would cause would surely create instability and a serious lack of trust in the United States and its institutions.

TL DR: Any support for Trump is going to cause instability, violence, and a constitutional crisis! I understand the Democrats think they can beat him again - and hopefully they can - but I would sleep a little better knowing he was completely off the table.

spaceghoti OP ,

Have no fear, it’s not happening. The problem here is that the Republicans have a problem with Trump, and they’re not willing to accept responsibility for creating that problem. So they’re blaming Democrats, as always.

AnaGram , to Politics in How Nancy Pelosi’s Long Game Led to Trump’s Indictment

The only game being played is “place a hold” on stock that will be affected by Congressional decisions

Klicnik ,
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I was thinking the same thing. “Did she fund it with her insider trading?”

Sunforged , to Politics in How Nancy Pelosi’s Long Game Led to Trump’s Indictment

Who cares? She is no better for American working people than Trump is. It was democratic leadership and their decades long failure to the working class that gave us Trump. They don’t get to be lionized for the long and ugly clean up.

How long until Pelosi loses her mind like Feinstein or has a mini-stroke like McConnell? Can we put her insider trading profits to a general strike fund when it happens? Asking for a friend.

fear , to Politics in Analysis: A Quick Guide to Justice Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Scandals
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The conservative justice, who has come under scrutiny for his failure to disclose such gifts, took at least 38 vacations, 26 private jet flights, eight flights by helicopter, a dozen VIP passes to sporting events, as well as stays at luxury resorts in Florida and Jamaica, the nonprofit news site reports. ProPublica notes that Thomas appears to have broken the law by failing to disclose flights, cruises and sports tickets.

So what happens now? Who is going to hold this unethical POS accountable for blatantly abusing his position?

DarkGamer OP ,
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I'm not sure what can be done besides packing the court, given that impeaching a federal judge requires a 2/3 senate majority, as well as the majority of the house. Republicans are not going to hold their own accountable.

fear ,
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No one is above the law, unless they show his honor a good time first. Well that's a fatal flaw in the system if there ever was one. Justice Clarence Thomas, marionette of the ultra wealthy. What an embarrassing legacy.

bedrooms , to Politics in Analysis: A Quick Guide to Justice Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Scandals

Wondering why we don't call it bribe when legal experts do it.

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