These might be the good old days. Go outside, feel the grass, say wassup to your neighbors,… whatever you do that means community, because sh*t might get bad for a while.

  • Jeredin@lemm.ee
    1744·
    2 months ago

    I just hope if he loses, it’s by a wide margin so there’s no challenge. Just decisive victory and we can all move on….

    • 667@lemmy.radioEnglish
      147·
      2 months ago

      Don’t underestimate their tactic. For the republican presidential campaign, they will recognize only one of two outcomes: victory, or election tampering/fraud/manipulation. And, the wider the margin of win, the stronger the rhetoric will be.

      • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
        161·
        2 months ago

        Trump insisted he won the popular vote in 2016. That was him setting this whole thing up.

    • Ioughttamow@fedia.io
      55·
      2 months ago

      As long as he loses I think it’s mostly good. He currently does not hold the levers of power, and I think as much as his supporters like to play the victim, I think a second loss will lead to evaporating support. Hard to pretend to be a strongman when you look weak

      • jerakor@startrek.website
        502·
        2 months ago

        A second loss should be a death knell of the current Republican party. He won’t transition any of his power to Vance or any other Republicans. He could die and we still would see 10% of the Americans to vote for him in 2028 because his death was just media propaganda as far as they are concerned.

      • DogPeePoo@lemm.ee
        91·
        2 months ago

        His rallies have fizzled and I suspect this year (unlike 2016) a lot of these attendees were paid for their attendance, hence the common early exodus we have seen from his “supporters”.

    • Dem Bosain@midwest.socialEnglish
      25·
      2 months ago

      Expect the challenge. I’ve been watching the usual suspects on Twitter, they’re completely bwashed into thinking there’s only one possible outcome, and if it goes against them it means there’s been election fraud. They’re already calling it a landslide.

    • ulkesh@lemmy.world
      11·
      2 months ago

      Trump will challenge no matter what the margin is, if he loses. He will never concede because he’s a narcissistic loser and his moron followers will blindly do his bidding, especially on the next January 6.

    • Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world
      81·
      2 months ago

      This, after ten years of this orange baboon dominating the headlines and flinging shit everywhere I’m ready for it to end.

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
      44·
      2 months ago

      If we are being honest I suspect this election will be tight. Let’s try not to pull a democrat this time. In 2020 they voted to uphold the election without any recounts because there was a democrat majority in Congress. When you are elected leader it is your job to serve the people. They should’ve at least looked into Trumps claims even if they were fabricated.

      • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        They should’ve at least looked into Trumps claims even if they were fabricated.

        to be clear, trump has made 10x the amount of public claims, privately, every single one was either incredibly illegal. Or fucking wrong. Not a single one was correct.