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knowltok's avatar

I think he'll try. I don't think he will succeed.

I think they are waiting on him to keep losing support and eventually get indicted (or die). When that happens they can regretfully support someone else for 'the good of the party' while this unprecedented move by the Biden Justice Department plays out.

I know that they know that him running as a 3rd party would be devastating, but I think they will try to thread the needle because him running as an R is likely going to be pretty bad for them too, and they'll look to avoid that outcome. All along the republican party hasn't wanted to take its medicine, and they'll keep on trying to avoid it, likely to their detriment.

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Maggie's avatar

Speaking of medicine, Trump's age adjusted actuarial odds are that he will live another 10 years. Tack on an extra few year for having the best possible medical care in America and most likely he's gonna be around 2 more election cycles, if not 3.

Let's not pretend their would be any degree of disability, mental or physical, that would disqualify him in the eyes of voters. Not as we stare down the possibility of "Senator Herschel Walker".

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