• enbyecho@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Who’s gonna stop him?

    1. All the states who are blue and/or prefer to not have a bumbling 82 year old wannabe dictator as president for a 3rd term.
    2. All the congress critters not living in MAGA-stan who value getting re-elected.
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        16 days ago

        Yeah, they’ve all done a bang-up job over the last four years.

        That’s a bit like saying because you found a hair in your soup - which you found bland and overpriced - that you want a shit sandwich instead.

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        16 days ago

        1a. How: The law. Literally Trump “can’t” just say “I’m going to run again”. The constitution forbids it. Now I’m not saying that will stop all the states from putting him on the ballot, but it will stop many, and that’s enough to get any sane Republican screaming for an alternative. 1b. Why: The law. Republicans know perfectly well Trump is a shit-show, but they lacked the courage to say no to a 2nd term. A third term puts them into not-needing-a-spine-to-say-no territory. Many desperately want to get rid of him and that is their safe opportunity. 2. Of course I do. I also remember the attempted coup failed miserably. And anyway that is quite different from running in the primary.