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Honeycombe8

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22. In other words: Back off, haters! This is only temporary! Let us slide for a few years...
Mon Oct 30, 2017, 01:41 PM
Oct 2017

then we PROMISE we'll leave!

When has Trump ever left power on the table and walked away of his own volition?

No shit Sherlock (GOP official)!!! Little Star Oct 2017 #1
I'm surprised he's lasted this long IronLionZion Oct 2017 #2
Amen to that! Scarsdale Oct 2017 #58
F*ck Rand Paul superpatriotman Oct 2017 #3
Also, Fuck Ron Paul n/m RhodeIslandOne Oct 2017 #19
Trump won't run just so he can keep all the cash! L. Coyote Oct 2017 #4
His goal all along, possibly. Orsino Oct 2017 #11
THIS BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #16
Will that be his money or RNC's? nt Ilsa Oct 2017 #21
Its our money Hornedfrog1985 Oct 2017 #29
What a sweet vision! volstork Oct 2017 #42
That gets my vote! NT Ilsa Oct 2017 #49
Those re-election contributions are peanuts compared to the tax cut he is playing to get. If we NCjack Oct 2017 #32
You Sure? ProfessorGAC Oct 2017 #45
He depresses the real estate market, buys stuff with huge losses on balance sheet, NCjack Oct 2017 #46
Then Tax Cuts Don't Matter ProfessorGAC Oct 2017 #48
He gets tax reductions on on all income from properties before he wrecks NCjack Oct 2017 #50
Federal candidates can't keep campaign cash. former9thward Oct 2017 #40
We can bet it will go to GOP funding somewhere! n/t KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #57
Of course. former9thward Oct 2017 #59
Yes, but... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #67
Headline should be, "Trump My Not Be Able to Seek Re-Election" TlalocW Oct 2017 #5
Can you run for president from a federal prison cell? usaf-vet Nov 2017 #70
I think I've read of someone who did TlalocW Nov 2017 #72
So He's Raising Money Just To Pocket It? Me. Oct 2017 #6
Legal defense fund. He can't pocket it, but he can use it to pay lawyers. Thor_MN Oct 2017 #39
He'll run for reelection, all right Wednesdays Oct 2017 #7
Headline should read: RAND PAUL RUNNING IN 2020 emulatorloo Oct 2017 #8
He is raising millions for his bank account. dalton99a Oct 2017 #9
He cannot use those funds for personal use. demosincebirth Oct 2017 #13
They know how to massage and launder it BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #18
And money from Eric's children's cancer charity. nt tblue37 Oct 2017 #30
+1 BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #31
Gotcha. demosincebirth Oct 2017 #36
And I hear he is going sarisataka Oct 2017 #10
New nickname for DJT: LAME-DUCK TRUMP Louis1895 Oct 2017 #12
No more judicial confirmations. This is the last year of the tRump Presidency. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #14
Thumbs up! LMAO LiberalFighter Oct 2017 #33
DUH!!! Ferrets are Cool Oct 2017 #15
Do they allow campaigns from prison cells? Vinca Oct 2017 #17
I hope he thinks of himself as Nelson Mandella or Bobby Sands IronLionZion Oct 2017 #25
Shit smearing? ProudLib72 Oct 2017 #43
Yes they do. former9thward Oct 2017 #41
That is an understatement. Or a prison joke? Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #20
In other words: Back off, haters! This is only temporary! Let us slide for a few years... Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #22
Hmm, I WONDER what changed? joanbarnes Oct 2017 #23
Hard to get to campaign rallies relayerbob Oct 2017 #24
you mean he can run from prison? samnsara Oct 2017 #26
I hope he does re-run and get under 15% Doodley Oct 2017 #27
He's raising all that reelection money to make sure there's enough for his lawyers so he blueinredohio Oct 2017 #28
And the repug candidate's campaign will consist of: louis-t Oct 2017 #34
I could see him working out a perverse bargain where he pardons the crooks... SaschaHM Oct 2017 #35
He'd have to still be president in 2020, which he may not (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Oct 2017 #37
of course not he'll be bluestarone Oct 2017 #38
In what sort of lunatic parallel universe are these assholes living? ProudLib72 Oct 2017 #44
Can one run for president from a jail cell? George II Oct 2017 #47
President of cell block nine. Ohiya Oct 2017 #51
I know he breaks all the rules but it's impossible to run while in prison. ATL Ebony Oct 2017 #52
I don't think drumpf has to worry about running for a second term. democratisphere Oct 2017 #53
who get sthe money the sleazy moron has been hoovering up? pansypoo53219 Oct 2017 #54
Can he run his campaign from Russia? tclambert Oct 2017 #55
The GOPs best hope is that he DOESNT. nt 7962 Oct 2017 #56
Hard to run from a prison cell. Historic NY Oct 2017 #60
LOLOL! FLEE, YOU RAT BASTARD PIECE OF SHIT COWARDS! Blue_Tires Oct 2017 #61
I can't see how his health (mental or otherwise) holds up for another 3 years. n/t MrModerate Oct 2017 #62
They're hoping that if Trump announces he won't run again maybe all those Nitram Oct 2017 #63
Yes, but does he know it? bucolic_frolic Oct 2017 #64
he is literally already seeking re-election. he already filed the paperwork with the fec. unblock Oct 2017 #65
I just don't get people who WANT to believe this Cosmocat Nov 2017 #68
Rand Paul is NOT a major GOP official n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #66
And here we have true Reich-wing Republicanism... Grins Nov 2017 #69
It would be hard to conduct a campaign while... NNadir Nov 2017 #71
RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION?!?! mdbl Nov 2017 #73
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