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LakeArenal

(29,034 posts)
2. I really believe totally that trump is going to lose.
Wed May 22, 2024, 11:49 AM
May 22

I find it hard to believe they think trump can win.

Diamond_Dog

(32,539 posts)
5. I thought his candidacy was going to be a big joke in 2016
Wed May 22, 2024, 11:56 AM
May 22

So I hope you’re right since my own instincts aren’t that good!

LakeArenal

(29,034 posts)
8. But we were sucker punched by Russian interference and Comey.
Wed May 22, 2024, 12:01 PM
May 22

Currently a trial on how trump did win that election. Trump could even go to jail. (Not according to Mr Lake who thinks he slides)

Not gonna happen twice.

Irish_Dem

(50,342 posts)
6. This is why they want the VP spot in the first place.
Wed May 22, 2024, 11:57 AM
May 22

They are not interested in being Trump's lackey.

They want to be first in line when he loses the election or goes to the great hamberder stand in the sky.

magicarpet

(14,773 posts)
7. Blind loyalty, fealty, and devotion to the Mango Messiah,....
Wed May 22, 2024, 12:00 PM
May 22

.... because he is the embodiment of toxic masculinity, patriarchy, and macho/thug male privilege.

Ocelot II

(116,576 posts)
9. To be an effective cult leader you have to cultivate your own cult.
Wed May 22, 2024, 12:10 PM
May 22

The puppets who show up in identical outfits to kiss Trump's blubbery orange ass won't inherit the cult by virtue of presenting themselves as just another Trump Mini-Me. They will have to have their own following ready to hop on their bandwagon - or, put differently, a whole lot remoras ready to attach themselves to a new shark when the old one dies. So far I don't see that happening. The problem with a running mate hoping to inherit the cult is that whoever Trump chooses as a running mate will have to be another bland, obsequious nobody like Pence - someone who won't try to steal the spotlight or show evidence of having a mind of his own - and those bland nobodies don't attract followers of their own. The hangers-on who aren't obviously angling for a spot on the ticket have even less of a chance of attracting their own followers because you can't get your own cult while the Trump super-cult is active. You have no choice but to stand around in your Trump costume, parroting his talking points and hoping he'll notice you.

They're a pathetic lot, aren't they? You don't get your own cult that way.

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