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Dem4life1970

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11. I think this is spot on...

Sun Nov 3, 2024, 10:21 PM

Nov 3

...and this was supposed to be what happened in 2016, except, he won. The sick, sad thing is that the whole
Trump for President 2016 was simply a branding exercise that went wrong. He was supposed to lose, then make Trump TV or build his Trump Tower in Russia, but he would have raised his profile so much he would be able to start the next level grift (which he did from inside the White House for 4 years). This man had no intention of being President and governing. He is not a Republican. He got pissed off at the W.H. Correspondents' Dinner when Obama roasted him mercilessly and his very fragile ego couldn't take it. The racism is a key part of who he is, as his love for birtherism preceded that of course. His only miscalculation was that he thought that maybe the GOP was made up of people who would draw the line at his awful comments in 2015-2016, but it only made him more popular with the Pre-MAGA base. They loved the racism and the misogyny, couldn't get enough of it, so he kept winning GOP primaries. Seriously, I have always wondered in the back of my mind if this whole thing was simply a branding exercise that went wrong....and America and the world have suffered because of it. Time to turn the page. Vote! Yes, we voted him out in 2020, but as someone said, sometimes you have to flush twice.

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'Exasperated': Insiders say 'crazy' Trump antics have allies wondering if he wants to lose [View all] Lunabell Nov 3 OP

He wants out of his reality. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 3 #1

His motivation edhopper Nov 3 #3

A lot of us want out Mz Pip Nov 3 #15

I would be surprised if he was given a jail sentence. The felonies are low and do not involve physical injury. 33taw Nov 4 #36

34 felonies... 34 JoseBalow Nov 4 #45

You might be right. But I will be shocked. Without seeing the PSI - we are only guessing. 33taw Nov 4 #47

Jail not Prison North Coast Lawyer Nov 4 #49

Yes, I am aware of what the penalties can be. I do not believe he will get jail or prison time. 33taw Nov 4 #50

Okay by me. EndlessWire Nov 4 #54

Or perhaps that should be phrased "he thinks winning is too much work" JHB Nov 3 #2

+1 for the ("that f-ing howler monkey") OAITW r.2.0 Nov 3 #5

Do a simple word association excercise: JHB Nov 3 #12

Howler monkeys are orange, make loud, vulgar noises, and... JHB Nov 3 #13

". . . the poster blob for laziness." Collimator Nov 4 #38

Good point and maybe a possibility vapor2 Nov 3 #4

I agree a possibility Tree Lady Nov 3 #7

Giving the benefit of doubt... -misanthroptimist Nov 4 #27

No, the dementia is causing his filters to deteriorate Quixote1818 Nov 3 #6

Thinking that, filters failing due to dementia, AND perhaps toddler snit fits at being told what to do by campaign Attilatheblond Nov 3 #9

This seems so obvious Random Boomer Nov 4 #20

I don't believe this. missaj Nov 3 #8

SNL had him saying "I'm running out of gas, I'm running on fumes. Make it stop". MMBeilis Nov 3 #10

I think this is spot on... Dem4life1970 Nov 3 #11

"The racism is a key part ...." Botany Nov 4 #26

The "crazy outbursts" are attention-getters Algernon Moncrieff Nov 3 #14

He is a baby throwing a tantrum to get his way. Midnight Writer Nov 4 #16

I thought that he didn't really want to win in 2016 Kaleva Nov 4 #17

And I think you are exactly on the money. speak easy Nov 4 #19

And make a lot of money from that Kaleva Nov 4 #22

and he would have been happier that way. speak easy Nov 4 #24

He would have avoided almost all of his legal problems Kaleva Nov 4 #25

As somebody famous said "You gotta dance with who brung ya" Clouds Passing Nov 4 #18

He is a loser. This is how losers act. They lose and then they whine and complain and say it was rigged. somaticexperiencing Nov 4 #21

"suggestive pantomime with a microphone" Botany Nov 4 #23

This is who Trump is. It's only bothering them now because he's losing. yardwork Nov 4 #28

If they think that Trump wants to lose, they should accommodate him and vote for Harris. Jit423 Nov 4 #29

Maybe he thinks (not entirely without merit) that the enemy within is really his "within" circle. ToxMarz Nov 4 #30

Finally he and I have something in common Orrex Nov 4 #31

I'm tired of these people / stories with unnamed sources newdeal2 Nov 4 #32

"It's not gibberish! It's my brilliant weave! You just aren't smart enough to see it!" struggle4progress Nov 4 #33

The weave sounds a lot like someone with a load of coke and a fifth of scotch on board. Magoo48 Nov 4 #37

No, he doesn't want to lose. He can't control his deep insecurities louis-t Nov 4 #34

He is acting like he doesn't want to win. hay rick Nov 4 #35

NO, he wants to win looking as loony and crazy as possible mdbl Nov 4 #39

I think its deeper than all that Hieronymus Phact Nov 4 #40

Oh he wants to win, ot will kee[ him out of jail where he belongs. I think it's an act so he doesn't go to jail. debm55 Nov 4 #41

"I think Trump wants to lose!" is giving me 2016 flashbacks. TRHST82 Nov 4 #42

Demonstrating how to give head in public went too far? Kid Berwyn Nov 4 #43

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his hubris is what drives him. he believes his own bullshit and only sees what he wants to see. Javaman Nov 4 #46

His spawn will take it hard, and Jared of course. The children always suffer. twodogsbarking Nov 4 #48

I don't think he can help himself iemanja Nov 4 #51

The face eating alien is eating their face !!! uponit7771 Nov 4 #52

He's cracking under the pressure. All his Hassler Nov 4 #53

I think there is a part of him drmeow Nov 4 #55