When Trump loses the election how is he going to react ?

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How will Trump react to losing the election ?

  • Sue someone / some entity

    Votes: 2 4.3%
  • Claim the election was rigged / conspiracy against him

    Votes: 34 72.3%
  • Start an ultra right wing news network

    Votes: 4 8.5%
  • Quietly disappear into obscurity

    Votes: 2 4.3%
  • Lose it and call on his supporters for a revolution

    Votes: 5 10.6%

  • Total voters
    47

ivwshane

Lifer
May 15, 2000
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What trump does when he loses is of no concern to me, he will be fine, he will go back to running his con game.

Instead I think the concern should be what will his supporters do.
 

MongGrel

Lifer
Dec 3, 2013
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There should really be an all of the above option, except for obscurity.

And that would be just because I do not that ugly Yuuuuuuge pie hole of his could ever be filled even if you held him down and poured Quickset in his mouth.
 

FerrelGeek

Diamond Member
Jan 22, 2009
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Last I checked, members of the media went down after the fact and recounted the FL ballots that were in question. I'm not gonna waste my time looking for the CNN article I read, but Bush did win the recount. As to your second second point, I agree.

That's because plenty of us were not on the Supreme Court, which selected GWB as President by a 5-4 vote based on very specious rationalizations overruling the Supreme Court of Florida in it's interpretation of Florida state law. History will judge that decision as one of the low points of the Supreme Court jurisprudence.

That's a completely different situation than what Trump's been claiming, which is basically if I lose it has to be because of fraud in the voting process. An extremely dangerous charge to level, especially in the absence of any proof whatsoever.
 

sportage

Lifer
Feb 1, 2008
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Just this morning on MORNING JOE one of Trump's staff or dear friends (whatever) said Hillary should be executed. Trump was asked and gave his typical Trump response, "News to me. I'd have to look into it. I know he is a great guy".
Trump, his people say the most outrageous things and Trump never answering directly whether he agrees, disagrees, if the comment was out of bounds, or what he thinks.
And in my book, that boils down to... yes, Donald does agree.
Trump agreed that Hillary should be executed. Trump agreed that he welcomed the support from clan leader David Duke. And Trump agreed people should take to the streets in violence should he lose the election.
By his refusing to address the issue, refusing to directly answer, and always claiming this was the first he had heard of (whatever), then adding that he needs to know more before he can answer the most simple of simplest questions, Trump is in fact admitting he does agree with whatever outrageous comment was made.

However, the most disturbing thing about Donald Trump is what it says about those millions and millions of Americas that support Donald Trump.
If the children of his own supporters dare talk the way Donald talks, dare act half as bad as Donald acts, dare insult others as Donald insults others, I cannot believe those same parents would not harshly punish their child for his or her bad behavior.
Yet.... with Trump, they seem not to care.
And that is very disturbing.
It tosses all moral responsibility, self respect, and respect for home and country right out the window.

During the great wars both I and II, and during the cold war against communist countries, the clear enemy were communism and threat against free democracy.
Suddenly, threat of communism and threat against free democracies have little meaning.
Suddenly, the real threat to our way of life and our freedoms of democracy are coming from within. And from within a major political party. The very people whose ancestors fought and died to preserve our democracy from tyrants like Donald Trump.
So the simple question to ask... HAS EVERYONE GONE INSANE?
 
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TeeJay1952

Golden Member
May 28, 2004
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Suddenly, threat of communism and threat against free democracies have little meaning.
Suddenly, the real threat to our way of life and our freedoms of democracy are coming from within. And from within a major political party. The very people whose ancestors fought and died to preserve our democracy from tyrants like Donald Trump.
So the simple question to ask... HAS EVERYONE GONE INSANE?
I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.

Oath of Allegiance
 

Meghan54

Lifer
Oct 18, 2009
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I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.

Oath of Allegiance


Of course, you do realize the only people to take that oath are persons being naturalized as U.S. citizens....natural born citizens never have to say that at all.
 
Feb 4, 2009
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I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.

Oath of Allegiance

I never thought of this how simple, Trumps Extreme, very extreme vetting of immigrants could simply just mean take the pledge.
How silly of us not to realize this if all terrorists take an Oath they can't hurt us. Trump has the greatest business mind.
 

BonzaiDuck

Lifer
Jun 30, 2004
16,889
2,205
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I can't vote, because the choices aren't mutually exclusive, and I would choose all but number 4 -- "disappear quietly into obscurity."

On the other hand, I've observed that someone with Trump's personality disorder and character deficit needs to fail in order for that character to improve. If that were the case, he could "disappear into obscurity." But it is much less likely for him than any or all of the other possibilities.
 
Apr 20, 2008
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I cannot wait until after the election. This guy needs to disappear. He represents everything that is wrong with the US today.
 
Feb 16, 2005
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Hard to guess exactly what he's going to do besides cry foul, and threaten to sue some folks. But I doubt he or his followers will go quietly
 
Feb 4, 2009
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I cannot wait until after the election. This guy needs to disappear. He represents everything that is wrong with the US today.

Get used to him because either way he's not going to disappear. Only thing that could is if he becomes so outrageous that people stop going to his properties. His traffic count is down at some of his Hotels but not enough to make a difference. Trump respects money and if people stop spending money on him he'll change.
 

Indus

Lifer
May 11, 2002
16,601
11,410
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The guy's already called for bans, deportations, violence.. only thing he hasn't called for is a civil war.. I think he just might because frankly he is totally bat shit crazy.
 

yllus

Elite Member & Lifer
Aug 20, 2000
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He appears to be almost only scheduling events in states that already reliably Republican.

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This could be read as wanting to lose, but I think there's a more accurate explanation in that Trump loves the crowds, and he won't go where there won't be one that fawns over him. Amazing that a pure narcissist has gotten as far as he has in the usually grueling and revealing American presidential election process.
 
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Texashiker

Lifer
Dec 18, 2010
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The guy's already called for bans, deportations, violence.. only thing he hasn't called for is a civil war.. I think he just might because frankly he is totally bat shit crazy.

When minorities call for violence major media censors it.

When trump says some stuff that is taken out of context, the nation loses its mind.
 

hal2kilo

Lifer
Feb 24, 2009
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He appears to be almost only scheduling events in states that already reliably Republican.

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This could be read as wanting to lose, but I think there's a more accurate explanation in that Trump loves the crowds, and he won't go where there won't be one that fawns over him. Amazing that a pure narcissist has gotten as far as he has in the usually grueling and revealing American presidential election process.

He appears to be almost only scheduling events in states that already reliably Republican.

Cq86oCcXEAAhT4f.jpg:large


This could be read as wanting to lose, but I think there's a more accurate explanation in that Trump loves the crowds, and he won't go where there won't be one that fawns over him. Amazing that a pure narcissist has gotten as far as he has in the usually grueling and revealing American presidential election process.

What? He has no chance in Washington state. Even his own supporters for the most part think he's wasting his time.
 

dank69

Lifer
Oct 6, 2009
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The guy's already called for bans, deportations, violence.. only thing he hasn't called for is a civil war.. I think he just might because frankly he is totally bat shit crazy.
"Why can't we nuke California?"
 

First

Lifer
Jun 3, 2002
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He'll react like most of his followers; by whining like a little bitch about how life and the media are unfair, but at the same time contradict themselves by telling us how great they are because they take personal responsibility and pay taxes or some such bullshit.
 
Mar 10, 2006
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I picked option 2 in the poll. But I wouldn't be so sure that he's going to lose the election. Against pretty much any dem other than Hillary, he would have had no chance. But, whether it's justified or not, people seem to really hate Hillary. He could still win this thing.