• Tinidril
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    3 days ago

    If Trump were in prison it would be someone else. Trump didn’t start this fascist movement, he surfed it. Trump is a uniquely detestable person, but he’s not the worst President the Republican party could come up with.

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      3 days ago

      Nah, it takes time to build up a cult of personality. What Republican could step into that role and stay in the news in the same way? Schwarzenegger? He can’t be your president, name literally one other person.

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        3 days ago

        Against Biden or Harris? I think you’re overestimating how hard they were to beat. Another Republican might not win the popular vote but, unlike Democrats, Republicans don’t need a mandate to get things done.

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            3 days ago

            That’s an unfair question. It’s just too easy to nitpick reasons why this candidate or that could never win. Just look at the list of very convincing reasons why Trump could never win. Most Democrats even believed most of them before Hillary flopped.

            Nikki Haley would probably be their best choice, though I could see Marco Rubio or Lindsey Graham. Hell, Matt Gates could probably win. He’s no more horrific than Trump.

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              Yeah maybe Haley. All of those people did have a major failure on one point, they decided to punch up at some point. Trump doesn’t punch up, he insinuates he’s an equal to people he perceives to be more powerful than him. He’ll fondle the balls so he can reap the benefits of that power.

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                2 days ago

                Trump doesn’t punch up,

                Have you forgotten the Obama birth certificate fiasco?