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Quixote1818

(28,928 posts)
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 09:57 PM Jul 2022

Knowing Trump, if he loses to DeSantis he will tell his loyal followers to stay home

Fox is already getting behind DeSantis and it's causing Trump to attack them. It would not surprise me if Trump starts a huge civil war inside the Republican party and that would be the most beautiful thing I have seen in years. LOL

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Knowing Trump, if he loses to DeSantis he will tell his loyal followers to stay home (Original Post) Quixote1818 Jul 2022 OP
Fine with me! calimary Jul 2022 #1
thing is trump is so unpredictable mucifer Jul 2022 #2
He WILL NOT put support behind anyone who defeated him for the Nomination. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2022 #4
Republicans love their party and hate us more than they love trump. I think they will switch to mucifer Jul 2022 #5
Sure, the bulk of them will but just like the Susan Sarandon types, a few % will be upset enough Quixote1818 Jul 2022 #8
The Republican debates will be better than sex Polybius Jul 2022 #23
Because, as we all well know,.... SergeStorms Jul 2022 #27
It will a dangerous time. I hope the popcorn crop is big enough NCjack Jul 2022 #32
The rest of the civilized world, the non Russia or NK world, has to now not trust us AT ALL Eliot Rosewater Jul 2022 #16
If they don't nominate him, he should run as an independent. tblue37 Jul 2022 #3
I think Liz Cheney will run as an Independent. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2022 #6
Some Dems would probably vote for her. Too many people only know one thing about tblue37 Jul 2022 #24
I agree rpannier Jul 2022 #12
YES PLEASE Skittles Jul 2022 #7
Splitting the repugs duckworth969 Jul 2022 #9
Thats why they all treat him with kid gloves jcgoldie Jul 2022 #10
What cilla4progress Jul 2022 #11
None of this will happen. Тяцмp Will back ... Whiskeytide Jul 2022 #13
Do you think Trump would trust DeSantis? I don't. I never thought Trump might highplainsdem Jul 2022 #19
I think Тяцмp thought right up to the end that ... Whiskeytide Jul 2022 #21
Of course not, Benedict Donald will have some Eptstein on DeathSentence too uponit7771 Jul 2022 #37
He'll never back DeSatan. He'll hate him for stealing the Phoenix61 Jul 2022 #22
I certainly hope so. highplainsdem Jul 2022 #14
Oh you are absolutely right. Have seen lots of stories about how he despises little ronnie PortTack Jul 2022 #15
IMHO this is the Democrats best avenue of success. texasfiddler Jul 2022 #17
If the choice becomes DeSatan or the lazy lying steaming pile hump Alpeduez21 Jul 2022 #18
But if the Repuke vote is split between those two, neither will get enough votes to win. ShazzieB Jul 2022 #29
Either way, we'll win. tirebiter Jul 2022 #20
Works for me! UTUSN Jul 2022 #25
I hope he threatens that. Sogo Jul 2022 #26
Guaranteed TFG tells this to anyone who beats him or if he doesn't run he will still tell Rs to stay Pepsidog Jul 2022 #28
Geez feel bad taking advantage of mental illness. But you're right! nt Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #31
Agree ! With president dipshit still in picture, they are doomed. Yeah! nt Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #30
if TFG runs I'll vote in the '24 Indiana Republican Primary for... Captain Zero Jul 2022 #33
Yes, create chaos! Made me think.. remember when Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #34
TFG cannot stand to lose and will sabotage DeathSantis LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #35
TFG will do anything he can to hurt the GOP if he isn't their candidate, duforsure Jul 2022 #36
Hope springs eternal HAB911 Jul 2022 #38

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,783 posts)
4. He WILL NOT put support behind anyone who defeated him for the Nomination.
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:01 PM
Jul 2022

2024 will be WORSE as well as NASTY than 2016 if the GOP field is crowded. TDFG BELIEVES the office of President is just for him and him alone.

mucifer

(23,525 posts)
5. Republicans love their party and hate us more than they love trump. I think they will switch to
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:03 PM
Jul 2022

any republican and those people vote.

Quixote1818

(28,928 posts)
8. Sure, the bulk of them will but just like the Susan Sarandon types, a few % will be upset enough
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:06 PM
Jul 2022

to stay home because they love Trump and they will do whatever Trump tells them to do. All we need to is 2 or 3% to stay home.

SergeStorms

(19,192 posts)
27. Because, as we all well know,....
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 11:58 PM
Jul 2022

the only way Trump could possibly lose the nomination is because it's fixed. Recount after recount. Law suit after law suit.

There will be no clear-cut republican nominee right up until election day, 2024.

And that, as they say, is that. Democrats win in a landslide. 6 new Democratic Senators and an increase in Democratic House seats.

Thank you for your bat-shit crazy stubbornness, Big Orange Pig.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
16. The rest of the civilized world, the non Russia or NK world, has to now not trust us AT ALL
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:17 PM
Jul 2022

and must assume if a D doesnt win that nukes will be used against them.

They will assume this. Because they are not idiots.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,783 posts)
6. I think Liz Cheney will run as an Independent.
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:05 PM
Jul 2022

That will be very interesting indeed. We will have to wait.

She could draw votes away from the Republican candidate and draw more for the Democrat.

tblue37

(65,307 posts)
24. Some Dems would probably vote for her. Too many people only know one thing about
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 11:23 PM
Jul 2022

candidates, and she has been held up as the heroine of the J6 investigation.

rpannier

(24,329 posts)
12. I agree
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:12 PM
Jul 2022

He should take having the Republikkan nomination stolen from him by the deep state in conjunction with the swamp
He needs to fight

jcgoldie

(11,631 posts)
10. Thats why they all treat him with kid gloves
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:09 PM
Jul 2022

They all know Trump dgaf about the gop. He dont have a team he only sees Trump. Hopefully he destroys Desantis ala “lyin ted” “little marco” and “low energy jeb”…

Whiskeytide

(4,461 posts)
13. None of this will happen. Тяцмp Will back ...
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:12 PM
Jul 2022

… DeSantis, anointing him as the second coming in exchange for favors. Pardons and other perks.

Тяцмp Never wanted the presidency. He just wants to grift. That will be easier for him behind the scenes pretending to be Q. Maybe he’ll ask DeSantis to appoint him special prosecutor to go after Dems.

highplainsdem

(48,966 posts)
19. Do you think Trump would trust DeSantis? I don't. I never thought Trump might
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:27 PM
Jul 2022

resign early to let Pence pardon him, as some people were speculating, since I didn't think he'd trust Pence that much.

Whiskeytide

(4,461 posts)
21. I think Тяцмp thought right up to the end that ...
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:49 PM
Jul 2022

… his gambit on the 6th would - or at least could - work. That’s why he didn’t resign before that date (which clearly would have been the smart thing to do). After Pence failed to reject the votes on the 6th, he didn’t trust him at all.

But DeSantis, on the other hand, would still need Тяцмp for the cult base for a second term election. He’d have to follow through on a deal or Тяцмp would turn on him. Тяцмp would know this. Manipulating people/circumstances and getting his way is really his only appreciable skill.

Just my take. I could be wrong.

Phoenix61

(17,000 posts)
22. He'll never back DeSatan. He'll hate him for stealing the
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:57 PM
Jul 2022

nomination. He is a vengeful little man and will burn the Republican Party to the ground if they turn on him.

PortTack

(32,754 posts)
15. Oh you are absolutely right. Have seen lots of stories about how he despises little ronnie
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:15 PM
Jul 2022

It’s the perfect storm…in a good way

Alpeduez21

(1,751 posts)
18. If the choice becomes DeSatan or the lazy lying steaming pile hump
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:24 PM
Jul 2022

this country could be well and truly fucked.

Get your fucking ass out and vote! Bring someone with you.

ShazzieB

(16,359 posts)
29. But if the Repuke vote is split between those two, neither will get enough votes to win.
Tue Jul 26, 2022, 12:32 AM
Jul 2022

THAT sounds pretty good to me!

Sogo

(4,986 posts)
26. I hope he threatens that.
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 11:40 PM
Jul 2022

I'd switch my registration and vote for DeSantis in the primary. If De Santis wins and Trump breaks off his supporters, there's no way the Rs would win the election.

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)
28. Guaranteed TFG tells this to anyone who beats him or if he doesn't run he will still tell Rs to stay
Tue Jul 26, 2022, 12:07 AM
Jul 2022

home. He will never endorse any other Republican for president regardless of whether he runs or not.

Captain Zero

(6,800 posts)
33. if TFG runs I'll vote in the '24 Indiana Republican Primary for...
Tue Jul 26, 2022, 01:08 AM
Jul 2022
whoever else has the best chance to take the Indiana delegates from him.

I, at least, have to consider it.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
36. TFG will do anything he can to hurt the GOP if he isn't their candidate,
Tue Jul 26, 2022, 03:07 AM
Jul 2022

And weaponize his followers (suckers) against them in any way he can. Knowing donors and supporters are leaving him now, you can bet he'll continue his grifting of his people as long as he can, then offer an excuse to drop out before he loses in the primaries.

He will try to create chaos , and claim falsely outlandish stuff like his phony election was stolen claim , trying to divide the party more. He's looking like a fool more every day with his baseless claims he's been victimized. His con is falling apart. TFG is a loser, and instead of being humiliated , he will drop out .

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