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Demsrule86

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54. I call this a 'the sky is falling post'...and Trump will leave office should he lose...
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 12:44 PM
Aug 2020

one way or the other. Trump has a minority of support.

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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