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Showing Original Post only (View all)How does Trump potentially win a second term? [View all]
Aside from outright rigging/cheating in this election (which I don't want to get into here), is there ANYTHING substantive that could potentially change between now and Election Day that would be either extraordinarily beneficial to Trump to help him win re-election or extraordinarily damaging to Biden that would depress his vote and cause him to lose? Any other complicating factors (i.e. additional "major party" candidates joining the race) that could cause the polls to tighten or make the margin close enough for Trump to limp to re-election? At the moment, the race appears to be Biden's to lose, but we're still fairly far enough out that anything could still happen and I'm trying to maintain some perspective.
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I'm convinced the dial on most POTUS elections are set well before election day.
sunonmars
Jul 2020
#3
County election offices can reject ballots due to unmatched signatures, whether real or not.
LonePirate
Jul 2020
#4
My county must send a letter that day and let you know that signatures don't match
jimfields33
Jul 2020
#9
Your county is the exception and not the rule. Many counties in the newer mail states do not.
LonePirate
Jul 2020
#19
They are betting that a vaccine will pull them through, and much of Wall Street is trying to talk up
still_one
Jul 2020
#10
Vaccine and economic recovery will not happen until well into the Biden administration.
lagomorph777
Jul 2020
#29
Problem is W was still a relative unknown in 2001 and Americans were not as polarized
dalton99a
Jul 2020
#17
He didn't fail; most just don't understand that mass murder has been his goal.
lagomorph777
Jul 2020
#30
Aliens land on WH lawn and declare Trump "best earth leader, ever", so no, he's doomed
Baclava
Jul 2020
#21
Do you think that people are going feel as blase about voting this year
Proud Liberal Dem
Jul 2020
#32
I'll leave it up to the scientists to determine what's safe and what isn't
BannonsLiver
Jul 2020
#39
Something triggers mass nationwide riots, and/or a liberal SCOTUS judge dies, near election day.
Tercules
Jul 2020
#26
Only if something real nasty comes out on Biden in October or if he takes extreme positions
Polybius
Jul 2020
#41
+1, nasty like in Biden ate puppy ears and it has to be on video and he has to like it
uponit7771
Jul 2020
#46