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How will they rule ??!

  • YES - Qualified

    Votes: 41 82.0%
  • NO - Disqualified

    Votes: 9 18.0%

  • Total voters
    50
  • Poll closed .
Abolish private schools then.
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I’m in cognitive decline, so I can’t remember the last sitting governor who ran as VP. Seems like a step down in power and not as good a place if you want to run for Prez later.

Idk either but for someone of Trump's age and undoubtedly poor health, the VP is a blink away from being president. Even if trump wins and lives his term, can't imagine a second term. The GOP VP should have the leg up in that race.

All that assumes youngkin even qualifies. Not sure his age.
 
No, they ruled on who has the power of enforcement of the 14th, assigning that specifically to federal Congress, not individual states. They didn't challenge the lower court's finding of insurrection at all. Did you read the opinion? It's short.
Edit - deleting my previous response to this post. I didn't catch the previous post that this was responding to, so I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt to Dion that he actually understands the SCOTUS ruling today.
 
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And some people wonder why I am leaving Colorado this year. Throw in the utter mismanaged shit-show that Denver has become due to skyrocketing cost of living, war on fossil fuels industry which employs > 250k Coloradans, fentanyl overdoses, homelessness and now the hundreds of illegal immigrants stretching city services to the limit (causing some citizens to lose their jobs, BTW) and busting the city's budget and no one should question why I'm moving. Oh, yeah, wife has come to despise cold weather, so it's not ALL politics. I do love the mountains and skiing but the problems are mounting in this state and the above individual's statement is just indicative of one more example of a previously purple state (which I'm more than fine with) going bluer by the day.
 
Idk either but for someone of Trump's age and undoubtedly poor health, the VP is a blink away from being president. Even if trump wins and lives his term, can't imagine a second term. The GOP VP should have the leg up in that race.

All that assumes youngkin even qualifies. Not sure his age.
Well Trump would be barred from a "second term" which would be a third term. Unless today's SCOTUS ruling means that Congress would have to bar him from a third term and he can get the Republicans in Congress to ignore the 22nd Amendment.
 
Idk either but for someone of Trump's age and undoubtedly poor health, the VP is a blink away from being president. Even if trump wins and lives his term, can't imagine a second term. The GOP VP should have the leg up in that race.
This would be the second term. There are no more for him. Perhaps I’m reading your post wrong.

More than anything, I’m wondering where his cult will turn next. I imagine wherever he he tells them as with governor and senate candidates. I doubt he’d leave his successor choice to anyone but himself.
 
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Guess Trump is a RHINO!

"Under no circumstances should Republicans vote to cut a single penny from Medicare or Social Security," Trump said in a two-minute video message posted to social media that could test his influence among Republicans who now control the U.S. House of Representatives.
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90% of the people I surround myself with are Trumpers. I don’t know a single one who has never criticized him. Same can be said in this thread. I couldn’t name a single MAGA poster who has never criticized him.

Not sure where this fantasy comes from.
There's a reason you asked the people you asked if they were voting for him...bc those are the ppl that aren't blindly partisan and can and do criticize him. So there is no fantasy.

Ever notice you guys always suddenly hate the ppl he turns on...usually even though they're ppl he hired, which he "only hires the best" and supported then claimed he didn't. How many times that gonna happen?
 
Like Tim Scott or Haley for VP.

Tim Scott doesn't move the needle either way imo. With trump that might be as good as it gets. If late, he's as likely to pick Dr oz as anyone sensible. Major no fkr me on nikki


It's unsustainable and not close. No way anyone makes judgements so poor. It's intentional destruction of the country.
 
Trump became president and hired a bunch of uniparty dipshits that tanked his presidency.

Desantis became a presidential candidate and hired a bunch of uniparty beltway dipshits that tanked his campaign.

Hopefully they both learned their lessons.
You just illustrated the problem. How does an outsider who wants to limit government do it without having people who understand government?

Folks, the enemy is the government.
 
Well Trump would be barred from a "second term" which would be a third term. Unless today's SCOTUS ruling means that Congress would have to bar him from a third term and he can get the Republicans in Congress to ignore the 22nd Amendment.

This would be the second term. There are no more for him. Perhaps I’m reading your post wrong.

More than anything, I’m wondering where his cult will turn next. I imagine wherever he he tells them as with governor and senate candidates. I doubt he’d leave his successor choice to anyone but himself.

Correct. I wasn't very clear. If he survived the term, whomever was his VP would/should have a leg up on the election for the next term. So imo it should be a very attractive opportunity. However it isn't because trump is so unlikely to win and he's much more likely to destroy the future of whomever is his VP.
 
More than anything, I’m wondering where his cult will turn next. I imagine wherever he he tells them as with governor and senate candidates. I doubt he’d leave his successor choice to anyone but himself.
Saw last week that one pundit speculated you may see Trumps Legion of Useful idiots going for Gaetz.
That will be interesting. I'd prefer to see RDS take another shot.
 
Correct. I wasn't very clear. If he survived the term, whomever was his VP would/should have a leg up on the election for the next term. So imo it should be a very attractive opportunity. However it isn't because trump is so unlikely to win and he's much more likely to destroy the future of whomever is his VP.
Good points. Maybe Noem given she has government exec experience. But making sense doesn Cut it with him most often.
 
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No, that's not what the 14th or ruling say at all. Stop throwing stones from your glass house.
Yes exactly what I said is true. Congress and ONLY congress can pass legislation enforcing section 3 of the 14th.

Congress did so, and it chose to enact a criminal statute that bars anyone convicted under it from holding office.

Trump has not been charged or convicted under that statute.

End of story. Once again, the left hates the constitution, wants activists on the court, and has once again directed their racist ire towards only one justice
 
Whomever he picks is going to be labeled as his Stalin to him being Hitler. I don't have any idea who moves the needle among independents.

But it doesn't matter imo. His biggest challenge is going to be mail ins, cheating etc. Trump would win 400 Electoral in a fair fight. If the RNC DOESNT FIGHT THE FIGHT NOW, they might as well pack it up and give up.
 
No, they ruled on who has the power of enforcement of the 14th, assigning that specifically to federal Congress, not individual states. They didn't challenge the lower court's finding of insurrection at all. Did you read the opinion? It's short.
Not talking about the ruling itself, Karl. Talking about the predictable reaction of lunatics like him.

As for insurrection: that is and was an OPINION held by people like yourself. Nothing more. Accept that. The fact that the SCOTUS didn’t address it doesn’t give it validity. They didn’t address the tooth fairy today, either.

We all know that this was an enormous win for Trump. Why? Because a regular person who doesn’t follow political intricacy will take away one thing from this- that he did nothing wrong.
 
And of course the republicans will cry about it



But it won't lead to 2/3 conviction in the senate. It won't matter how damning or compelling the evidence is, Dems will vote lockstep with each other. There is zero accountability in that party.
 
I'm not voting democrat, but I think DeSantis was far and away the better candidate who's better at actually governing and gets things done, but I probably will although I live in KY so he'll win the state anyway so I might write myself in lol.

I just think Trumps base that thinks they can't criticize him for anything are absurd and their insistence that primaries are more important than general elections. The guy could literally come out and say he backs bernie sanders economic plan and his base would line up behind it. He's more about loyalty than differing opinions. What's funnier tho, I suppose, is bernie bros would all of a sudden hate it along with the media.

I still think both parties are running bad candidates. Pretty much any R could run and beat biden. I would say the same about D's but they don't have anyone not insane
Not sure why you think his base can't criticize him for anything. Trump gets criticised on here by his supporters all the time. We criticise the fights he picks, the stupid things he pops off with at times, his spending was an issue, his handling of Covid, wasn't very popular, his Cabinet picks that sucked, Every one of us who either supports him now and supported him in the past have been able to point to his flaws.
 
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