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LeftinOH

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24. There will be an election on Tuesday November 7, 2028 no matter what...
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 09:26 AM
Nov 19

and it will be the first time in sixteen years (since the 2012 election) that Donald Trump's name is not on the ballot. He won't be holding rallies in support of other candidates; if he isn't the center of attention, he isn't interested. GOP/MAGA candidates will be on their own to carry on his "legacy." It's unlikely that anyone else could cultivate a following like Trump has done. The right-wing noise machine may try to manufacture a successor, but the cult IS going to run out of steam...

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We need to keep saying that every chance we get JCMach1 Nov 19 #1
The concern is this may not be true. Irish_Dem Nov 19 #2
No I agree it is not certain but it is all I have. bronxiteforever Nov 19 #10
Even if he dies, they will probably prop him up in the Oval Office la "Weekend at Bernie's." I'm only half-kidding. LaMouffette Nov 19 #18
Well, if they substituted for him with a corpse, at least the smell would be right Walleye Nov 19 #37
Ha! (And: Ewwww!) LaMouffette Nov 21 #61
Clinging on to fantasies may be all we have at this point. Irish_Dem Nov 19 #27
He will NOT install himself as dictator. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 19 #26
We do not know that. Irish_Dem Nov 19 #30
You mean the courts who rejected all his election lawsuits EdmondDantes_ Nov 19 #31
What data do you have to support the idea Trump will follow the law and the rules? Irish_Dem Nov 19 #35
Remind me again how successful the Coup of January 6 was. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 19 #48
J6 was a warm up act. And there is talk Trump will pardon them. Irish_Dem Nov 19 #50
And of course every Democrat in the country PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 19 #53
Can you seriously imagine the Supremes PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 19 #32
I'm not sure Vance strikes the fear in his fellow Republicans that Trump does Walleye Nov 19 #39
It is amazing how Joe Biden's age concerns bronxiteforever Nov 19 #42
That assumes the rule of law. Eugene Nov 19 #3
He can say nonsense like that all he wants, PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 19 #28
You actually believe that? atreides1 Nov 19 #4
I can't argue it's not bleak bronxiteforever Nov 19 #8
Yeah but if he can get the DOJ to investigate publicly oldmanlynn Nov 19 #5
True. I think DOJ is going to be a tougher nut for bronxiteforever Nov 19 #12
There's a nightmare workaround Shrek Nov 19 #6
Not sure that would be constitutional. SomewhereInTheMiddle Nov 19 #14
In this scenario he isn't elected to the office Shrek Nov 19 #22
But I would counter that age and nature work bronxiteforever Nov 19 #15
Trump always follows the rules. Emile Nov 19 #7
Fred trump was 94 when he died.. Omnipresent Nov 19 #9
I am hoping that Fred did not eat as many Big Macs.. bronxiteforever Nov 19 #17
Fred probably had just a little more self restraint. Omnipresent Nov 19 #45
In Fred's earlier photos he sure seemed Not to Look That overweight. electric_blue68 Nov 19 #59
Lame Duck Dictator bucolic_frolic Nov 19 #11
Ha! I will give you that! bronxiteforever Nov 19 #13
Well, SO FAR. Liberal In Texas Nov 19 #16
I counter that so far he has talked about a great many things bronxiteforever Nov 19 #20
He lies all the time. But probably not about a 3rd term. He wants to stay out of jail. n/t Liberal In Texas Nov 19 #57
A lame duck DeepWinter Nov 19 #19
Well that is the immutable past so not much there bronxiteforever Nov 19 #23
If he was 65 instead of 78 Johnny2X2X Nov 19 #21
There will be an election on Tuesday November 7, 2028 no matter what... LeftinOH Nov 19 #24
Thank goodness. nt jfz9580m Nov 19 #56
If they overturn the two-term limit so Trump can run again in 2028 ... Intractable Nov 19 #25
Agree. Vance will not be a shoe in in 2028 bronxiteforever Nov 19 #29
Vance might have incumbent advantage when running in 2028. Intractable Nov 19 #38
Sometimes I wonder if he'll even make it through the first year Shrek Nov 19 #33
I agree -- he doesn't actually want the job. Intractable Nov 19 #36
I don't think Vance is that scary, he's a punk. Walleye Nov 19 #41
Vance is indeed an over educated punk. He will not be able to control the MAGAs the way Trump does. Intractable Nov 19 #43
JD is what they call us, smarty-pants Walleye Nov 19 #44
I agree to a great extent with this save bronxiteforever Nov 19 #40
This is what I was thinking OnionPatch Nov 19 #54
We should threaten them with it. You run Trump again, he faces Obama! Intractable Nov 19 #55
Assuming free and fair elections in 2028. Tommy Carcetti Nov 19 #34
He's also health-limited. alarimer Nov 19 #46
Only if the term limit can be enforced. n/t D23MIURG23 Nov 19 #47
Putin was term limited as well. LisaL Nov 19 #49
Exactly. LakeArenal Nov 19 #51
People -- including GOPers -- will likely be sick of trump by end of this term. Whether another white winger will fool Silent Type Nov 19 #52
But HE is not the root problem for our imperiled democracy Attilatheblond Nov 19 #58
They're getting 12 years out of this, minimum. Arthur_Frain Nov 19 #60
It's extremely likely that Vance will be the incumbent by the end of his term. Crunchy Frog Nov 21 #62
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