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Yavin4

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12. I imagine a slightly different scenario for how Trump would try to stay in office
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 11:20 AM
Aug 2020

Trump is not the kind of guy that would barricade himself in the Oval office and go out guns blazing. That would require a level of courage which clearly he does not have.

No. I see Trump challenging the election results in various courts. Delay state certifications and the selection of electors to the electoral college. IOW, gum up the works in the courts starting the day after election day which stops the entire process from moving forward. Fatigue the electoral and legal processes until it gives in to him. The closer the results, the stronger his case will be.

Al Gore just laughed at the concern trump wouldn't leave, saying he'd have no choice. Hoyt Aug 2020 #1
That's reassuring too. Mike 03 Aug 2020 #5
we should maybe start listening to people who know sh*t stopdiggin Aug 2020 #112
Yep, the Pig won't succeed but he will be trying. Thomas Hurt Aug 2020 #2
I hope he tries. It will be the shit cherry on top of his shit sundae. Grokenstein Aug 2020 #101
Your number is wrong. AZ8theist Aug 2020 #102
Please, Mr. Trump. Try to hold on to the presidency past your expiration date. When it is NCjack Aug 2020 #106
Like Julian Assange being carried out of the Ecuadorian embassy. nt tblue37 Aug 2020 #107
Aside from the M1 tanks rolling down Penn Avenue, all that is plausible... Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #3
All those militia tough guys would shit their pants if they saw Aristus Aug 2020 #15
Does the military have belt fed 50 cal rubber bullets? We might need them. KS Toronado Aug 2020 #41
No, they do not jmowreader Aug 2020 #62
Better yet, two crop dusters... SergeStorms Aug 2020 #105
I'd Use Perfume... smb Aug 2020 #115
I'm not the least bit worried about Trump not leaving..but that's not how it would happen fescuerescue Aug 2020 #4
Yes, I remember in the late 90s when whack jobs like Mike 03 Aug 2020 #6
Millions will be killed? sweetloukillbot Aug 2020 #7
You don't think that a civil war would be triggered? fescuerescue Aug 2020 #11
Fun fact, the United States isn't Iraq sweetloukillbot Aug 2020 #19
Correct. We are special fescuerescue Aug 2020 #36
+1, people don't think crap stinks !! What the hell uponit7771 Aug 2020 #52
I call this a 'the sky is falling post'...and Trump will leave office should he lose... Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #54
I fervently hope so! ailsagirl Aug 2020 #93
+1 Nobody "Knows" what will happen - Trump should not be president now, but he is Tiger8 Aug 2020 #119
no obamanut2012 Aug 2020 #38
... like 175,000 killed? Or is that a hoax or not Trumps fault? At what point are people going to uponit7771 Aug 2020 #50
Agreed... NeoGreen Aug 2020 #10
With all due respect, I think your post is completely ridiculous. Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #25
Ever read about a coup that wasn't ridiculous? fescuerescue Aug 2020 #33
It may not be orderly but should Trump lose, he will leave...and I don't see a civil war happening. Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #55
I read you mahina Aug 2020 #99
We're at Nam x 3 how is Trump killing millions more people ridiculous ? Thx in advance uponit7771 Aug 2020 #51
THIS!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 We're Nam x 3 dead cause of CV19 Trump could give a fuck about killing 100,000 uponit7771 Aug 2020 #49
People on both sides might fear it Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2020 #72
*January, 2025 Totally Tunsie Aug 2020 #84
this is basically a strawman argument. unblock Aug 2020 #8
Close zipplewrath Aug 2020 #13
Right. The scenario I worry about is the 1876 Tilden-Hayes mess unblock Aug 2020 #24
A most significant event in American history Marcuse Aug 2020 #32
Please...he will go quietly or otherwise, he will have no choice. So let's make sure he loses Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #27
...Yes, You got it, and he WILL LOSE IN DOUBLE DIGITS..why? Totally Incomeptent ,Totally insensitive Stuart G Aug 2020 #63
I think it will be a landslide. Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #77
I agree totally. "LANDSLIDE" ..because everyone has had a chance to see his lies, incompetence, and Stuart G Aug 2020 #86
This fescuerescue Aug 2020 #45
Yes, this. Neema Aug 2020 #118
Well, first off, he won't be waiting til Jan 2021 to make his move intrepidity Aug 2020 #9
My first thought as well. Why would he wait until Jan 20? I'm more worried about 11/4. flibbitygiblets Aug 2020 #18
I imagine a slightly different scenario for how Trump would try to stay in office Yavin4 Aug 2020 #12
And none of that matters as on January 21st , Trump ceases to be president. Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #23
Jan. 21st can not happen without the electors certifying the results. Yavin4 Aug 2020 #34
Nope, Trump's term ends on January 21st...electors or not. Nancy would be president. Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #59
Nope, doesn't matter -- he is out and the Speaker of the House is in obamanut2012 Aug 2020 #116
I would be surprised AC_Mem Aug 2020 #14
I still think if he loses he resigns a day before the Inauguration so Pence can pardon him TeamPooka Aug 2020 #31
Of all these unlikely things. This is the most likely fescuerescue Aug 2020 #46
Pence could pardon all the federal crimes he wants... TommyCelt Aug 2020 #75
and Trump will take the pardons he can get... before he flees the country. TeamPooka Aug 2020 #85
Exactly AC_Mem Aug 2020 #88
Well, if all else fails, frogmarch Aug 2020 #16
Who certifies the election results?... SidDithers Aug 2020 #17
But wouldn't it be Pelosi, if no candidate could be certified? catrose Aug 2020 #110
It would be interesting to add criminal trespass and... NNadir Aug 2020 #20
He Won't Take A Loss Graciously colsohlibgal Aug 2020 #21
I wish he would flee!! ailsagirl Aug 2020 #37
I have had the 'flee' thought for over a year. alittlelark Aug 2020 #43
Thank you for this...I have long thought this to be the case. If we win strongly, Trump Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #22
This totally makes sense. honest.abe Aug 2020 #26
That is the most important part. Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #28
I LIKE the sound of that! ailsagirl Aug 2020 #40
Yeah, but that's just the reality of the situation world wide wally Aug 2020 #29
The Secret Service will throw him in his chopper and fly him away. TeamPooka Aug 2020 #30
here's a scenario that is more worrisome to me mnmoderatedem Aug 2020 #35
doesn't work that way...he would not have the numbers and Nancy becomes president. Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #60
Pelosi is unlikely to become president, even in this scenario. If no candidate receives majority tritsofme Aug 2020 #109
Doesn't work that way. Sympthsical Aug 2020 #78
So the danger is in some states having no certified Electors GopherGal Aug 2020 #89
In theory, yes. But it's unlikely. Sympthsical Aug 2020 #91
It amazes me how many folks haven't read the Constitution. CaptainTruth Aug 2020 #39
In a straitjacket... ailsagirl Aug 2020 #44
Thank you, Captain Truth Larissa Aug 2020 #70
And I wonder how comfy tRUMP is going to feel about slipping out the back door... WyattKansas Aug 2020 #97
I'm envisioning a Hansel & Gretel-like trail of Big Macs GopherGal Aug 2020 #98
If we take the Senate, on inauguration day Mitch McConnell will already be the minority leader.... EarnestPutz Aug 2020 #42
As someone here said wryter2000 Aug 2020 #47
The presumption here, from some commenters, is that if the election were disputed generalbetrayus Aug 2020 #48
Yes she would. Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #61
Get us to the place. bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #53
I want Moscow Mitch GONE not just relegated to minority leader. OMGWTF Aug 2020 #56
He is begging for a debate...that probably means he is in trouble. Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #64
I really hope this is the case. Operaweeble Aug 2020 #57
This isn't one of them malaise Aug 2020 #58
You are totally correct..The system will not allow this..That includes the Republican leadership Stuart G Aug 2020 #66
He has no dignity to lose malaise Aug 2020 #69
I'm guessing that he boycotts the inauguration and flies off early to Mar-a-Largo. EarnestPutz Aug 2020 #71
I still believe that he could pull out before the elections malaise Aug 2020 #74
If he pulls this nonsense, all I ask is to be able to see him walked out in handcuffs Vivienne235729 Aug 2020 #65
It's not so much the military that concerns me as it is ego_nation Aug 2020 #67
This is what concerns me as well. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #82
Cut off his food supply except for tofu and bean sprouts jumptheshadow Aug 2020 #68
but.... paul91046 Aug 2020 #73
The military will push back if a nuclear order seems random (no actual threat to the U.S.). chowder66 Aug 2020 #108
"The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January" not_the_one Aug 2020 #76
Thanks, slate.com, for giving trump weeks and weeks to end around this scenario. Paladin Aug 2020 #79
I want him trussed up and rolled out on a refrigerator dolly Warpy Aug 2020 #80
I think when he loses, he'll try to claim it was mail-in ballot fraud (of course, we all see that). C Moon Aug 2020 #81
Russia, etc. will not want him Duppers Aug 2020 #113
True enough but my concern is what happens between Nov 4th and January 20, 2021 jimlup Aug 2020 #83
Bookmarked! Mahlalo, ailsagirl! It does make Cha Aug 2020 #87
I'm glad to know that this possibility has crossed many people's minds ailsagirl Aug 2020 #92
Exactly. Due to Traitor-trump's Big Ugly Cha Aug 2020 #94
Damn right!!!!! ailsagirl Aug 2020 #95
That's not the problem I see. I see the russians making the election another 2000 election fiasco BComplex Aug 2020 #90
I don't think that accurately reflects what people are worried about DrToast Aug 2020 #96
Who else would stay? no_hypocrisy Aug 2020 #100
I am worried about what Orange Julius will do on November 4. muntrv Aug 2020 #103
He wouldnt wait till Jan. 20. He would not concede and would challenge results long before that. Amaryllis Aug 2020 #104
The existing launch codes would become invalid at the moment Biden takes the oath LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2020 #111
hit shit in the white house will already moved out + there are tasers. or harpoons. pansypoo53219 Aug 2020 #114
THIS IS NOT THE CONCERN Cosmocat Aug 2020 #117
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