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Fiendish Thingy

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6. Any "seeking" will strictly be for the grift
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 09:56 AM
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He won’t be the Republican nominee.

I don’t even expect him to formally declare his candidacy or attempt to remain in office.

He’ll just sell 2028 merch and seek donations to anoint his successor.

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My tea leaves are too rumpled to read beyond the next hour Torchlight Wednesday #1
Im still rooting for the Big Mac . . . Johonny Wednesday #2
If he were younger and in better health, YES newdeal2 Wednesday #3
Seek, maybe, because he does dumb, illegal and/or unconstitutional things all the time, but serve? Ocelot II Wednesday #4
Any "seeking" will strictly be for the grift Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #6
Absolutely for the grift, and for the ego-trip of being able to anoint a successor. Ocelot II Wednesday #7
Agree crazylikafox Wednesday #21
I was looking for that reply...seek and serve are different animals. Septua Yesterday #56
I sincerely doubt he'll be around to seek one. marmar Wednesday #5
Grim reaper is going to come knocking Historic NY Wednesday #8
That is what I am thinking! IzzaNuDay Wednesday #39
His father lived into his 90s, even though he had Alzscheimer's, so I am not assuming he will die soon, tblue37 Yesterday #51
I hope he is president for the rest of his life. JustABozoOnThisBus Wednesday #9
I think there's a good chance of this EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #32
There should be an option for Canadian bacon. BannonsLiver Wednesday #10
there will be no unconstitutional third term rampartd Wednesday #11
As it is, Congress is dissolved. Repukes are fine with that. Ponietz Yesterday #52
The GOP will present him as "Dear Leader" until his death becomes public RainCaster Wednesday #12
He'll be dead. CanonRay Wednesday #13
Seek? Yes, he may well be already. Serve? No, thank God GusBob Wednesday #14
By "seek", I mean formally declare and file his candidacy and seek the GOP 2028 nomination. Nt Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #17
I believe the puppet masters will cause him to either be shut down or will die. chouchou Wednesday #15
Yup- Trump is merely a temporary means to an end. Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #18
I disagree. A fucked economy for the masses usually means ... Whiskeytide Wednesday #36
No, he won't live that long. n/t Chemical Bill Wednesday #16
100% this... nt EarthFirst Wednesday #19
Talk about a push poll Cirsium Wednesday #20
The poll asks if Trump will serve a 3rd term Kaleva Wednesday #22
Actually the "Yes" option states Trump will remain in office for the rest of his life Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #26
+1 BannonsLiver Wednesday #24
Acknowledging the lawlessness and daily atrocities isn't defeatism Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #25
OK Cirsium Wednesday #34
There have been numerous threads on the topic over the past week. Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #35
All are possible Cirsium Wednesday #37
None of those are possible IMO Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #38
Very good Cirsium Wednesday #45
I believe he will try. Tommy Carcetti Wednesday #23
Johnson gave the game away --- Trump is trolling us. ificandream Wednesday #27
Depends... Mike Nelson Wednesday #28
Walk me through the steps of just how he will "try" to stay in office. Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #29
Stay in office? Mike Nelson Wednesday #30
By wives taking over... Mike Nelson Wednesday #31
None of that is grounded in reality, law or logic. Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #33
If he's alive, he tries. KentuckyWoman Wednesday #40
He's already said he won't run as VP Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #43
Legality seems to be open for debate. KentuckyWoman Wednesday #47
Two means two, not three Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #48
Will drumpf voluntarily walk away from campaign fundraising / free money? JoseBalow Wednesday #41
He doesn't have to run to grift like he's running. Nt Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #44
But if he's not "running," that campaign money goes to someone else JoseBalow Wednesday #46
"President for the rest of HIS life" Conjuay Wednesday #42
La complainte du partisan struggle4progress Yesterday #49
His son is going to run. nt Blasphemer Yesterday #50
He better run (and not for president).... Jack Valentino Yesterday #60
If a leading an insurrection is fine with the Roberts court then a third term is nothing. Blues Heron Yesterday #53
So you think SCOTUS will rule that a part of the constitution is unconstitutional? Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #54
It's exactly what they already did- Colorado ruled he was ineligible and they forced him back on the ballot Blues Heron Yesterday #55
You are wrong Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #61
States are in charge of the elections right? The scotus just made some shit up to force him back on. Blues Heron Yesterday #63
The Colorado ruling was a unanimous, bipartisan decision Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #64
I admire your faith bro. Blues Heron Yesterday #65
No faith required Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #66
Seek? Possibly. Actually win? Only if the game is rigged from the start. sakabatou Yesterday #57
"States run elections" J_William_Ryan Yesterday #58
SCOTUS never ruled on Trump's disqualification under the 14th amendment Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #62
The only way Trump was ever going to be disqualified under the 14th Amendment was if the Justice Department put him Midwestern Democrat Yesterday #67
You are correct Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #68
He might well "seek it", but I don't believe he will survive until November 2028 anyway.... Jack Valentino Yesterday #59
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