I'm Almost Totally Convinced That Trump Wants To Lose This Election......

[global1]

Everyday he comes out with something more outlandish than the last that frosts off some other part of the electorate.

Today - I see it has to do with him saying Americans who died at war are losers and suckers. I'm thinking that this will take out the support he's had from military and veterans.

He's come out saying he plans to kill Social Security by 2023. That should take out his Seniors support.

He's already pissed off BLM folks.

He's lost support on his handling of the pandemic.

He's going down the line and he's destroying group after group of American voters.

I'm now convinced that he wants to lose in November.

[mzmolly]

1. I think he's just an

asshole.

[Thekaspervote]

2. I seriously think this is how his entire life has been.

One disaster after another

[vercetti2021]

3. Or...

He thinks Russia will ratfuck the election so much he'll win and will say anything because they are gonna ensure his victory.

I don't believe that but what he thinks

[GoCubsGo]

18. Yep. Also, he's gotten away with pretty much everything up until now.

He probably believes he's invincible. He's also divorced from reality. And, incredibly stupid.

[IcyPeas]

4. He wouldn't hold rallies if he didn't want to win.

[LAS14]

12. He holds rallies because he's addicted to adulation. nt

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. IMO, nothing could be further from the truth

It will be embarrassing to the "great tRump name". Of course, he will NEVER admit defeat or that he lost. Not in a million years.

But no, he desperately wants to win. He is just so delusional that he doesn't have a clue what he is doing.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. No. If he wanted to lose the election he'd just stay on golf courses.

He is simply delusional, thinks almost everyone loves him, and that the only way he could lose would be if there were massive fraud. Of the kind he actually encourages.

[Thomas Hurt]

7. One, he gets off on causing chaos and ratf**king people, it gets him attention...

Two, he knows he won't get to be America's Putin without pushing and pushing.

[safeinOhio]

8. Win or lose....

He wants to burn it all down.

[NNadir]

9. I would say he lost his mind, but to lose one's mind, one must have one to lose.

This third rate cheater never really got much beyond the third grade in real life, although apparently he did pay people to take tests for him.

[LAS14]

10. A persuasive hypothesis. nt

[bluestarone]

11. I wish this was true BUT

Maybe if you gave me Just ONE reason he would want this would help me agree. I see NOTHING good for him if he's out of the whitehouse.

[0rganism]

13. looks to me more like he doesn't care cos there isn't going to be any real election

don't get me wrong, we'll still have our "election" and the results will be very Belarusy. i fully expect to see a lot of surprise, disappointment, and shock on Nov. 4. it makes me feel sick inside.

Trump still holds rallies and has his "pressers" to boost enthusiasm among his brown-shirts, i don't think he really cares anymore. he and his team know how Nov. 3 will turn out, and he's fine with it, as long as his supporters are enthusiastic enough to push his nascent coup over the top.

or he's gone full-on senile, and that's the best case scenario.

[Luz]

14. I think all he wanted all along was his own network. He

would have made more money playing the victim with a lot less stress. He could then complain 24/7 about any president. I don't think he ever really wanted to win. He may not want to this time.

I also think he will try to do something like that when he looses. It will be constant Biden/dem bashing loaded with any crazy conspiracy he can come up with. For a yearly fee, of course.

[misanthrope]

34. That much was obvious on election night

The look on his face was transparent. That and the utter lack of preparation for the responsibilities of the office. They had done absolutely nothing in preparation for taking over, even if they were planning on using it as grift.

[kurtcagle]

15. Incompetence

He's in a catch-22 situation. The moment that he leaves the White House, he loses any perceived invulnerability to prosecution, which is a huge fire keeping him motivated. The problem is that he really doesn't know how to lead orbe a popular president, and may be incapable of understanding what the job actually demands.

I also do believe that he expects that someone will bail him out. Putin, McConnell, Barr, DeJoy, someone. He's always found someone else to foot the bills. However, he's running out of runway to do it this time around, partially because he's pissed off so many potential allies.

[Skittles]

16. no fucking way

the way he is behaving? HE JUST CANNOT HELP HIMSELF.

[Patterson]

25. This is what I think.

[Skittles]

28. yes

these are the actions of a malignant narcissist (who has succeeded all his life with bullying ) who is now having to consider the idea he could actually LOSE

[Karadeniz]

19. Oh, no! He'll have lawsuits up to the gills, so he'll cheat to avoid that.

[tblue37]

20. I think he just acts on impulse and grievance. I don't think he makes any connection between

his behavior and potential consequences, especially since he never really experiences consequences.

[SMC22307]

21. No. His vile, inner asshole is on full display and he's trying to rig the system...

so that he'll win. He thrives on this shit.

[sarcasmo]

22. Don't forget Trump pissing off the Suburban Housewives.

[robertpaulsen]

23. I'll believe that when he stands in the middle of 5th Avenue and aborts a fetus.

Until then, GOTV like we're 10 points down!

[Silent3]

24. In his puny mind, he won once before when most people thought he couldn't win...

...and he did it by doing all of the crazy stuff people told him would make him lose.

He believes his "instincts" are way, way better than anyone else's opinion, and certainly better than crazy, loser things like thinking and careful analysis and using data.

And on top of that, he know both he and the Russian's are doing everything to give him an unfair advantage.

This is definitely Trump acting like he wants to win.

[BlueTsunami2018]

26. He wanted to lose last time too.

It seems that the more idiotic he is, the better he does. I don’t know if it’s possible for him to tank himself.

[bluestarone]

27. Could also look at it like they think they have it locked up somehow?

HE can do and say whatever the fuck he wants to. We really have to be on top of their BULLSHIT because they are after our THROATS!!! THEY will KILL anybody in their way for sure.

[chriscan64]

29. He may feel some relief if he loses.

But he is not wired to want to lose and will kill himself and us to win. Personally, I don't think he thought past winning the election in 2016. His inaugural speech was his 2020 reelection speech, and he's been campaigning from the Oval Office ever since. He never really worked out what being president was, and most likely doesn't give a shit.

Problem is, he wrote himself into a corner he can't get out of. He couldn't pass on running for a second term, not doing so would be quitting and make him a loser in his own eyes. If someone did want to tank an election and lose on purpose, Trump is teaching the master class. I just don't think he's doing that for himself.

[Crunchy Frog]

30. I don't think so. He's using gaslighting as a strategy.

As a malignant narcissistic, the absolute worst thing that could ever happen to him is to prove himself a "loser".

I think he's going to pull out all the stops, and that he is extremely dangerous right now.

There are some things that he just doesn't understand about humans, and that's the reason for many of his errors. Doesn't mean he's planning on losing though.

[Cosmo Blues]

31. Yes

But I said the same thing in 2016. Alienating behavior and words yet... now it just amazes me that the blind cannot see

[Cha]

32. I'm totally convinced trumPutin thinks he's

going to win by CHEATING.

[sarisataka]

33. I believe i heard that

only four years ago

[Zeitghost]

35. He fears nothing more

then being seen as a loser. A loss in 2016 could have been written off, he was new to politics and started as a huge underdog. A loss in 2020, now that he's proven it's entirely possible, can't be written off. In 2020 it's all on him, he will have failed and lost when the stakes were at their highest. The lasting public image of him will be him getting tossed, figuratively and quite possibly literally from the White House. That kind of public embarrassment will haunt him for the rest of his life. That is what he fears most.

[In It to Win It]

36. He can't help it. He's a dick

He’s a natural dick. He grew up being a dick. His attitude was enabled by his own family. They never humbled him.

He made a career and made hundreds of millions being a dick. Being a dick got him to where he is... and cheating.

He’s incapable of not being a dick.

Frankly, I don’t think he was trying to win the first time.