Pre-match: Can't believe it took this long for this thread, the 2024 Presidential election thread!

Unfortunately, Both Pool and Rogan have walked back their statements. Pool said his comment was just a troll and that he still supports Trump, while Rogan said his comment does not represent an endorsement of RFKJ.

 

LOL just like Rittenhouse did. All these jokers are finding out the cult does not like it when they don't toe the line

 

Rogan don't want none of that heat from dear leader

 

I am really interested in what happens next. I mean beyond a Dem victory. The leopards being set loose with no controller will be great.

 

Oh he’ll come up with something for sure

John Bolton says Donald Trump is “absolutely” laying the groundwork to question the outcome of the election by claiming it’s unconstitutional for Harris to be the nominee. pic.twitter.com/1gQLfqxWzU

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 9, 2024

 

People are saying that Trump is not well:

Rumor is Trump isn’t even on the plane. He’s at Mar-a Lago. Event will be “postponed” he is not well based on medical reports from his presser yesterday. Sad.

— Bria Rose (@BriaRoseMarie) August 9, 2024

Yeah, it is a rumor but I don’t care, do you?

 

What was the main reason he was losing.. what was the main narrative selling point that the GOP and media were pushing before the debate.. hint it isnt the border

also.. I looked it over and nowhere was it implied that Biden was winning

 

“Yeah, it is a rumor ( that Trump is sick), but I don’t care, do you?

I care very much. Trump has to stay in good health until November, or at least until it is too late to replace him as the GOP candidate. I believe Harris would have a much tougher time against any of the other Republican candidates.

 

Even against JD Vance? I think she would do well against him, especially as the Republican turnout would suffer.

How would the GOP get a new candidate, given the convention is over? Wouldn't JD just move on up to the top of the ticket? I honestly have no idea how it would work.

 

As I understand it, the RNC has the option of convening a new convention or making the choice themselves. My guess is DeSantis would be selected, as he is the second choice among MAGAs after Trump. It could be Vance though.

Of course Trump (if he’s still alive) could just anoint someone.

 

Size envy…

Meanwhile at @realdonaldtrump’s rally... https://t.co/uZ73w1de7D pic.twitter.com/lhCZvG4KxF

— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) August 10, 2024

 

DeathSantis is weirder than Vladimir Futon, so him or whatever MAGAt they choose will be an easy target for the Dems.

If they try a different approach, there aren’t many normies left in the GTP and the few that still exist don’t motivate the base, so it’s difficult to see a path for a different candidate.

 

Is it possible? Trump is going to drop out due to illness publicly.

Privately, he's going to swap his position for a carte blanche pardon for all his crimes. Somehow include a promise for the new nominee to fight his state charges too?

 

Some parts of Republican turnout would suffer, but the Never Trump Republicans who would've walked over broken glass to vote for Nikki Haley over Biden would do a lot to make up for that.

The post-Trump electoral calculus is borderline impossible to map out with any real confidence. What does the Republican party even look like? What do the Democrats look like without Trump as a cartoonish foil? There's no way we go back to a 2012 baseline...right?

 

Adding Biden's team has really improved her campaigning. Credit to Jenn Dillon for taking the social media game seriously hiring a bench of Gen Xs who know how to shade just write. Seems she took Notes from the Jersey girl brought to the white house and Fetterman's team.

 

Imagining a Post-Trump world is interesting.. hopefully its a happy one..

I do wonder who the next cult of personality will be.. how have we built up this person so far.. Trump was a long cook.. from the early days of Lifestyle of Rich and Famous, to cameos in everything from Home Alone, Fresh Prince, Wrestlemania etc…. some (including myself) grew up conditioning ourselves to the idea that he represents success, business savvy, and intelligence… Once you take a closer look into what he was really like its easy to see through the illusion.. though most never let go of that built up impression

I wonder who is getting built up the same way.. Elon Musk early on had folks pretty high on him.. he appeared to speak with knowledge about the technologies of his EVs and topics like that… once you engage him on topic most are familiar with you start seeing some of his lunacy creep in.