When will Trump declare his candidacy?

[MrSquished]

This can be a crucial factor to determine who wins the upcoming elections both in 2022 but more so 2024. The Republicans will cheat as many votes as they can, so this is all pretty important.

It's guaranteed he will run. His ego would not let him not run. On some level for him to declare early would benefit him in the sense he could pre-emptively fend off any challenger. Who in the GQP would try to unseat the cult leader himself? If he sets himself as the candidate he is kind of protected from a challenger. But if he declares too early can his candidacy get too stale? Or give him way too many chances to fuck up because he can't help but be a narcissistic ignoramus that says really dumb shit that shows he has no character, and completely alienate the independents and the few remaining sane Republicans? There are almost no GQP politicians standing up to Trump, pretty much just Cheney and Kinziger at this point, all the others are all corrupt scared fascists. But will the few sane Republican voters be like this is the last straw for our votes? If he loses that 5-10%, it's significant.

How would it motivate the Dems in 2022 if he already declares before the midterms?

Pretty dynamic situation. His timing of declaring his candidacy will most likely affect the results dramatically - well the actual results. We see the GQP is setting it up to take over election results in multiple states and just overthrow the results. But let's leave that out for now.

 

[IronWing]

If he is running, he will declare soon. That he hasn’t, suggests to me that he won’t. Trump filed his paperwork for the 2020 run on inauguration day 2017. It allowed him to legally accept bribes.

 

[Commodus]

This can be a crucial factor to determine who wins the upcoming elections both in 2022 but more so 2024. The Republicans will cheat as many votes as they can, so this is all pretty important.

It's guaranteed he will run. His ego would not let him not run. On some level for him to declare early would benefit him in the sense he could pre-emptively fend off any challenger. Who in the GQP would try to unseat the cult leader himself? If he sets himself as the candidate he is kind of protected from a challenger. But if he declares too early can his candidacy get too stale? Or give him way too many chances to fuck up because he can't help but be a narcissistic ignoramus that says really dumb shit that shows he has no character, and completely alienate the independents and the few remaining sane Republicans? There are almost no GQP politicians standing up to Trump, pretty much just Cheney and Kinziger at this point, all the others are all corrupt scared fascists. But will the few sane Republican voters be like this is the last straw for our votes? If he loses that 5-10%, it's significant.

How would it motivate the Dems in 2022 if he already declares before the midterms?

Pretty dynamic situation. His timing of declaring his candidacy will most likely affect the results dramatically - well the actual results. We see the GQP is setting it up to take over election results in multiple states and just overthrow the results. But let's leave that out for now.

I suspect Republicans are urging him to wait until after the midterms, although I'm sure they're not giving him the real reason (that he'd motivate Dems and cost seats). That and they'd like to have more of a sense of how influential Trump really is now that he's out of power.

With that said... Trump is the sort who almost always ignores advice and goes with his gut, no matter how badly it's likely to hurt himself or Republicans. I could easily see him announcing in 2022 and torpedoing GOP hopes of retaking at least one wing of Congress.

 

[MrSquished]

I suspect Republicans are urging him to wait until after the midterms, although I'm sure they're not giving him the real reason (that he'd motivate Dems and cost seats). That and they'd like to have more of a sense of how influential Trump really is now that he's out of power.

With that said... Trump is the sort who almost always ignores advice and goes with his gut, no matter how badly it's likely to hurt himself or Republicans. I could easily see him announcing in 2022 and torpedoing GOP hopes of retaking at least one wing of Congress.

100% agreed Trump gives two shits about the Republican party itself, only what he thinks is good for himself or will make his ego feel better.

I too think it's better for the GQP if Trump waits until after 2022, but it all depends if Trump thinks so too.

 

[BUTCH1]

As late as possible, doing so means campaign contributions are very limited as to how they are spent, donations to the "Save America!" shit do not fall under those yet, I say he fleece's his minions for as long as possible before declaring officially.

 

[Moonbeam]

I don’t know but my bet is that the way to make it happen for certain would be as a thank you to Democrats the day Garland announces there will be on charges against him from the DOJ.

 

[weblooker2021]

In the next 3-6 months.

 

[ivwshane]

He isn’t running, his ego can’t handle it. He loves the crowds but losing an election by millions of votes is a death blow to a narcissist. He’ll find another way to have rallies and make money off of suckers without actually running.

 

[uallas5]

He isn’t running, his ego can’t handle it. He loves the crowds but losing an election by millions of votes is a death blow to a narcissist. He’ll find another way to have rallies and make money off of suckers without actually running.

^This

He doesn't give a crap about the republican party or anyone else for that matter. He'll string them along for as much grifting he can, then come up with some conspiracy laden excuse blaming the evil demoncrats for preventing him from his GOD GIVEN RIGHT to run. All the Qtards will eat it up, keep buying their t-shirts and flags and shit, then insist that he actually did run on a super duper secret ballot and was re-elected for a THIRD term.

*edit

Oh and rallies....lots and lots of rallies to stroke his ego and sell merch

 

[fskimospy]

Trump declaring his candidacy, even if he does it, doesn’t mean anything as he lies about everything.

 

[brycejones]

Trump declaring his candidacy, even if he does it, doesn’t mean anything as he lies about everything.

The only reason for him to do it would be to grift more money from his followers.

 

[kage69]

I've never really believed he would. He hated the job he was so unfit for, and is dragging too much legal baggage behind. It really got in the way of his golf, though golf did prevail so often.

As others have said, I think his ego wouldn't be able to take yet another loss and failure. As someone who cornholed the economy and 550k+ American lives while getting impeached twice and causing an insurrection, I think even a moron like him understands the magnitude of the possible repudiation at the ballot box. His base isn't big enough, and the cheating of the GQP in various states isn't a sure thing. His aim was to keep the money from his thralls continuing to flow his way, it was his only way to afford his debts and legal expenses as his time in office did to his income what his policies did to America and Americans.

But as fski noted, kinda hard to know for sure. Fact of the matter is this sad excuse for a man is a pathological liar, and is no stranger to desperate opportunism.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Before or after Indictment?

 

[conehead433]

Trump won't be declaring that he is running for the simple reason that the money he collects afterwards would be under the scrutiny of the FEC. Not that they would actually do anything since that seems to be what they are good at.

 

[eelw]

Before or after Indictment?

Yup this is my feeling. Once declared, that puts pressure on Garland to hold off on further legal matters.

 

[MrSquished]

Trump won't be declaring that he is running for the simple reason that the money he collects afterwards would be under the scrutiny of the FEC. Not that they would actually do anything since that seems to be what they are good at.

This is the only reason he would delay his candidacy. No other reason.

 

[cytg111]

He will declare he is running to the tune of how much it can elevate his grift.

 

[Indus]

I actually think he will win because Dems are getting fucked over by Manchin and Sinema..

No college debt forgiveness,
No universal healthcare,
No infrastructure,
No abortion guarantee

Why the fuck would anyone give the dems money or worse show up to vote?

 

[nickqt]

I actually think he will win because Dems are getting fucked over by Biden, Manchin and Sinema..

No college debt forgiveness,
No universal healthcare,
No infrastructure,
No abortion guarantee

Why the fuck would anyone give the dems money or worse show up to vote?

There's no way republicans can be any worse than democrats are right fucking now.

Were you asleep from 1981 to 2021?

 

[pcgeek11]

I never thought he would run for another term.
First I don't think he can win even if he did run.
Second I think he found out the hard way the job is tough.
Third After getting dragged through the coals, why would you want to do it over again.

 

[Fenixgoon]

I never thought he would run for another term.
First I don't think he can win even if he did run.
Second I think he found out the hard way the job is tough.
Third After getting dragged through the coals, why would you want to do it over again.

Ego, of course. The whole reason Trump ran in the first place.
But I agree, odds are Trump has no real desire to run again knowing what awaits him

 

[soundforbjt]

I never thought he would run for another term.
First I don't think he can win even if he did run.
Second I think he found out the hard way the job is tough.
Third After getting dragged through the coals, why would you want to do it over again.

“The job is tough”, not the way trump did it, unless you call watching tv, tweeting. and playing golf tough.

 

[fleshconsumed]

Eh, I think he'll run. I doubt his ego was bruised at all when he lost, I think he truly believes he was cheated out of a victory, so in his mind it's not a true loss. And being egoistical narcissist craving for power, being POTUS is the ultimate holy grail for him, especially since he doesn't actually work.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I actually think he will win because Dems are getting fucked over by Manchin and Sinema..

No college debt forgiveness,
No universal healthcare,
No infrastructure,
No abortion guarantee

Why the fuck would anyone give the dems money or worse show up to vote?

In a way I agree. D’s control all branches of Gov right now and as of today they have problems getting stuff done because of their holdouts.
Yeah infrastructure got done and is smaller than spoke about.
If you get handed all three branches of Gov you should get stuff done.

 

[pmv]

He isn’t running, his ego can’t handle it. He loves the crowds but losing an election by millions of votes is a death blow to a narcissist. He’ll find another way to have rallies and make money off of suckers without actually running.

Yeah, it comes down to his ego. At the moment I can't entirely tell if his ego will compell him to run or make it impossible for him to do so (due to the serious risk of another humiliation) but the latter seems more likely, especially if he can make money from his following (and get their adulation) without actually running.