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FogBlueInSanFran said:
I agree and am very concerned about all of this. And I recognize the perspective of many who say he must hold onto power to avoid prosecution once he's out of office. However, as I have been using his history (well-documented over 30 years) as a guide to his behavior as President, let me also submit that Trump -- like many lazy, slovenly jack-off bullshit artists -- also has a history of giving up when it looks like he's going to fail. His many business misadventures suggest this.

He won't give up as in quit the race, but he may try to raise as much as he can from a political contribution perspective and then not spend it on politics, e.g. There are pretty hefty restrictions post-campaign (not that he'd abide by them), but he can transfer the money to pay his kids' salaries for services rendered to the campaign assuming they are real services and at "fair market" prices. We know that Trump valued his own "brand" at several billion when claiming what his assets are; I'd assume he'd do the same with his kids' contributions to the campaign and find some way to justify it. I've said it before -- he'll squeeze some sort of pecuniary victory out of his defeat if it happens.
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In a way this perception helps Biden. The combination of what happened last time and underhand tactics means the gut feel is Biden needs to be 15 points clear to be comfortable. That will push them on where as with Hilary everyone thought she would win and complacency kicked in, she lost key states by a few thousand votes. Biden needs to win big.
 
mat said:
Indeed.

So what do we expect to see in November. A court case that makes Bush V Gore look like a tea party?

A national crisis?

War declared on China?

I honestly can't rule anything out no matter how ridiculous.
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Wouldn't be surprised if he tries to escalate some of the troubles between China and India or Japan currently ongoing so that the US can act as peacemakers again.
 
Gaudion M said:
In a way this perception helps Biden. The combination of what happened last time and underhand tactics means the gut feel is Biden needs to be 15 points clear to be comfortable. That will push them on where as with Hilary everyone thought she would win and complacency kicked in, she lost key states by a few thousand votes. Biden needs to win big.
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That's an important point. I definitely think anti-Trumpers are paranoid -- in a good way. Registration efforts are likely to be immense; Biden has enablers on the anti-Trump side spending their own money to smack Trump in the teeth while Biden can stay above the fray and convey a message of unification and empathy. Meantime the party can focus on registering voters -- whether more conservative Blues or Progressives. All of this fits together to drive turnout across the board. Apathy is the Democrats' worst enemy and I doubt there is nor can be much, but paranoia about its existence is a great motivator.
 
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