Post-election predictions
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So far Trump supporters seem sad but resigned.
I don’t think that will last. Hannity and Tucker will froth them up tonight and Rush will take his shift in the morning.
Probably we’ll see some take to the streets. Especially around poll counting locations.
You were warned.
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@jon-nyc said in Post-election predictions:
I would love to be wrong about this.
I am right now reading an article in The Atlantic that discusses brick-by-brick the scenario if Trump refuses to concede.
Excerpt:
"If we are lucky, this fraught and dysfunctional election cycle will reach a conventional stopping point in time to meet crucial deadlines in December and January. The contest will be decided with sufficient authority that the losing candidate will be forced to yield. Collectively we will have made our choice—a messy one, no doubt, but clear enough to arm the president-elect with a mandate to govern."As a nation, we have never failed to clear that bar. But in this election year of plague and recession and catastrophized politics, the mechanisms of decision are at meaningful risk of breaking down."
It goes on with a tutorial that is pretty unsettling, IMO.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/
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So far Trump supporters seem sad but resigned.
I don’t think that will last. Hannity and Tucker will froth them up tonight and Rush will take his shift in the morning.
Probably we’ll see some take to the streets. Especially around poll counting locations.
Sad but resigned? Arizona is back in play and we will see what happens in PA. There also appear to be some major inconsistencies with Wisconsin. This isn't over.
Plus, at any rate, it looks like R's will retain control of the Senate and will make some nice gains in the House (putting them within striking distance for 2022) that along with the 15-20 centrist Democrats in the House should be enough to block any obnoxiously over the top legislation from the left. It looks like the Supreme Court is safe at 9 members for now with a modest advantage for conservatives... Even if Arizona and PA don't go for Trump, it's a good week for the middle and conservatives...
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You say that as a true conservative who reluctantly supports Trump.
Those boys with the flags on their trucks are quite different from you.
You were warned.
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The republicans will bury Mr. Trump's memory as fast as they can.
They'll dump the truck flag guys in a heartbeat.
Somebody clever could come along and pick up the truck flag guys.
I'd probably be happy to vote for him or her. It could be a republican or another non-traditional politician.
The swamp is not yet entirely drained.
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You say that as a true conservative who reluctantly supports Trump.
Those boys with the flags on their trucks are quite different from you.
@jon-nyc said in Post-election predictions:
You say that as a true conservative who reluctantly supports Trump.
Those boys with the flags on their trucks are quite different from you.
Let's see how many city sections are cordoned off as lawless zones where unsolved homicides OH WAIT.
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The republicans will bury Mr. Trump's memory as fast as they can.
They'll dump the truck flag guys in a heartbeat.
Somebody clever could come along and pick up the truck flag guys.
I'd probably be happy to vote for him or her. It could be a republican or another non-traditional politician.
The swamp is not yet entirely drained.
@Copper said in Post-election predictions:
The republicans will bury Mr. Trump's memory as fast as they can.
They'll dump the truck flag guys in a heartbeat.
Somebody clever could come along and pick up the truck flag guys.
I'd probably be happy to vote for him or her. It could be a republican or another non-traditional politician.
The swamp is not yet entirely drained.
I'm not so sure. Even more than the Fox Network, I think Trump could be here to stay - as a force in media - a media he can control, completely. I don't think the Republicans could or would ignore him.
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@Mik said in Post-election predictions:
There won’t be any violence if Trump loses. Only if he wins.
How so? Trump has has the militias, the bikers, etc. and has on occasion suggested that the Second Amendment types take action on his behalf. You think Biden or Pelosi would ask people to take up arms?
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@Mik said in Post-election predictions:
There won’t be any violence if Trump loses. Only if he wins.
How so? Trump has has the militias, the bikers, etc. and has on occasion suggested that the Second Amendment types take action on his behalf. You think Biden or Pelosi would ask people to take up arms?
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I haven't seen either Biden, Obama or Pelosi use the same rabble rousing language in the way that Trump has done.
The fact that the antifa assholes have caused so much damage isn't their doing.
I was only joking
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So far Trump supporters seem sad but resigned.
I don’t think that will last. Hannity and Tucker will froth them up tonight and Rush will take his shift in the morning.
Probably we’ll see some take to the streets. Especially around poll counting locations.
@jon-nyc said in Post-election predictions:
So far Trump supporters seem sad but resigned.
I don’t think that will last. Hannity and Tucker will froth them up tonight and Rush will take his shift in the morning.
Probably we’ll see some take to the streets. Especially around poll counting locations.
I’m surprised you believe this. I believe the opposite.
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I haven't seen either Biden, Obama or Pelosi use the same rabble rousing language in the way that Trump has done.
The fact that the antifa assholes have caused so much damage isn't their doing.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Post-election predictions:
I haven't seen either Biden, Obama or Pelosi use the same rabble rousing language in the way that Trump has done.
The fact that the antifa assholes have caused so much damage isn't their doing.
Right, all that damage is the result of individual, tribless folk.
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let's also keep in mind that Trump was publicly undermined by the left through the NYT. The adults in the room. They were literally disobeying him, publically, because they were superior. Ok then.
@Horace said in Post-election predictions:
let's also keep in mind that Trump was publicly undermined by the left through the NYT. The adults in the room. They were literally disobeying him, publically, because they were superior. Ok then.
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/cnn-is-just-the-latest-news-outlet
While they are superb at tirelessly complaining about their mistreatment, they are very poor at looking in the mirror and asking whether they bear any of the blame for the drop in faith and credibility that the public is willing to vest in them.
Perhaps they avoid asking that question because the answer is so self-evident. If you lie to the public constantly, if you demonstrate to them that you are willing to tolerate, employ and even reward liars to deliver the news, then it is not only natural that the public will lose all faith in your credibility. It is rational, and very well-deserved..
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So far Trump supporters seem sad but resigned.
I don’t think that will last. Hannity and Tucker will froth them up tonight and Rush will take his shift in the morning.
Probably we’ll see some take to the streets. Especially around poll counting locations.
@jon-nyc said in Post-election predictions:
So far Trump supporters seem sad but resigned.
I don’t think that will last. Hannity and Tucker will froth them up tonight and Rush will take his shift in the morning.
Probably we’ll see some take to the streets. Especially around poll counting locations.
It wasn't republicans gathered outside the White House last night planning to sack the town if Trump won. It was democrats.
Republicans will do what they always dob- shrug it off and go back to work.
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@Copper said in Post-election predictions:
The republicans will bury Mr. Trump's memory as fast as they can.
They'll dump the truck flag guys in a heartbeat.
Somebody clever could come along and pick up the truck flag guys.
I'd probably be happy to vote for him or her. It could be a republican or another non-traditional politician.
The swamp is not yet entirely drained.
I'm not so sure. Even more than the Fox Network, I think Trump could be here to stay - as a force in media - a media he can control, completely. I don't think the Republicans could or would ignore him.
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@kluurs said in Post-election predictions:
I think Trump could be here to stay - as a force in media - a media he can control, completely.
If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
