Who cares if he'd concede
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talkpoliticsTrump not ready to commit to election results if he loses
He may whine till the cows come home, or he may go without a sound, but he'll leave on his own in the end. He would have no other choice. Chances are that on Jan 20 everything ends for him, he's no longer commander in chief for example. The notion that military commanders would commit treason on his behalf, as some say they fear, is an absurdity. I think there's a better chance he will leave in bitterness soon after the election and let the pieces be picked up behind him than that he will stick it out as a defeated man until inauguration day.
That said, it's important for him that he gets out in front of this. The truth is, if he loses the election he'll vacate the office. There's no doubting that. Whether it's voluntarily is another question. But if he loses he will be gone on Jan 20, 2021. But... he needs to set the tone to keep his drones loyal. He may lose the election, but what is worse for him is to lose the adoration of his sycophants. As long as crowds still cheer for him at appearances he'll not shut up. Hell for him is dying a shriveled old lonely man with no one by his side. But his treatment of people in life certainly suggests that's how he should go.
He may whine till the cows come home, or he may go without a sound, but he'll leave on his own in the end. He would have no other choice. Chances are that on Jan 20 everything ends for him, he's no longer commander in chief for example. The notion that military commanders would commit treason on his behalf, as some say they fear, is an absurdity. I think there's a better chance he will leave in bitterness soon after the election and let the pieces be picked up behind him than that he will stick it out as a defeated man until inauguration day.
That said, it's important for him that he gets out in front of this. The truth is, if he loses the election he'll vacate the office. There's no doubting that. Whether it's voluntarily is another question. But if he loses he will be gone on Jan 20, 2021. But... he needs to set the tone to keep his drones loyal. He may lose the election, but what is worse for him is to lose the adoration of his sycophants. As long as crowds still cheer for him at appearances he'll not shut up. Hell for him is dying a shriveled old lonely man with no one by his side. But his treatment of people in life certainly suggests that's how he should go.
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Date: 21/7/20 14:21 (UTC)That's if he doesn't get re-elected, and that is a very real fear of mine, poll numbers or not. Clinton was leading in the polls too in 2016.
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