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Comment on why isn't anyone calling for Trump to drop out.

doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Most people who want him to drop out were never going to vote for him anyway.
People (perhaps erroneously) perceive a chance of Biden actually doing it. Trump will never drop out as winning the presidency is his only shot at avoiding incarceration. He’ll probably run again in 2028 if he’s still around by then.
Trump isn’t incumbent, meaning the GOP already had a full primary in the past year. They’ve already determined they don’t have a better alternative. Technically the Dems could have nominated someone other than Biden, but it was never a very likely possibility, so people aren’t as familiar with Democratic alternatives.
Republicans either don’t believe any of the criticisms you made of Trump are true, are okay with them, still believe him to be the lesser of two evils, or some combination of these. This is largely due to right-wing propaganda e.g. Fox News, OAN, Info Wars, etc.

I’m no expert, these are just what I perceive to be happening. There’s probably other factors at play as well.

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FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
In fact, an incumbent president has never lost a primary in all of US History.

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- mojofrododojo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  one of the many unique qualities of the cult 45 orange treason complex
  
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  - FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    …?
    
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  - Croquette@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    He won his primaries.
    
    He lost for reelection at his second term.
    
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- UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  An incumbent President HAS placed third in a general election, though.
  
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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Most people who want him to drop out were never going to vote for him anyway.

Isn’t that sort of the problem? He’s way down in the polls because most people aren’t going to vote for him?

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- Lets_Eat_Grandma@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  “Way down” based on what poll exactly? Both of the candidates are within 2%, certainly within margin of error.
  
  Biden isn’t really any different % wise than a month ago. Trump is up 1% from a month ago. It’s not like it’s 60/40, it’s 42/39.8
  
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  - UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    it’s 42/39.8
    
    When less than 40% of the population wants to vote for you, that’s really bad
    
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    Lets_Eat_Grandma@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    When less than 50% of the population wants to vote for you, it’s obvious you’re a garbage candidate.
    
    Let’s get rid of the garbage candidates.
    
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kowcop@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Doesn’t the US have a two term (total) limit?

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- BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The constitution has decreed a two term limit, now let us see it enforce it. Pieces of paper may tell us how power is to be used, but in the end paper is paper, and power is power. A lot of Americans call on the power of the constitution while ignoring what it says.
  
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  - UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    SCOTUS ruling that amendments are more like suggestions
    
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- doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yes, my comment is assuming if Trump loses this year, I’d bet he’ll try for a second term in 2028.
  
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