Mega-Thread: 2020 United States General Election

[Felya]

wait, you assume the US military was the one doing the despicable shit towards the Hong Kongers? or are you one of those who assume Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow and the pro-democracy protestors are funded by the CIA or the US military?

No, I’m saying US did the same to our people. Trump sent federal troops to grab people off the street... I’m just showing how we kinda have a bit of Hong Kong going down in US already.

[Ardenaso]

No, I’m saying US did the same to our people. Trump sent federal troops to grab people off the street... I’m just showing how we kinda have a bit of Hong Kong going down in US already.

I see, my mistake; you are right - the minorities and POCs in US share the same fate as Hong Kongers, Uyghurs, South Mongolians, and Tibetans;

I agree that evil is evil and both are to be condemned - best of luck to vote him out of the office; time for me to mute this thread

(our president is literally a pinoy Trump but at the same time a CCP lapdog so I also know what it feels like)

[cubby]

If Trump is incapacitated the entire election is going to fall into disarray. There is literally no solid law on this subject. The best anyone can come up with is "who knows?".

Three general options are available is Trump dies before the election:

1. The RNC convenes an emergency session, nominates someone to replace Trump, then futilely tries to get that name on the ballot; asking for millions to be reprinted, while millions others have already been cast. Each state would decide how to proceed.

2. The RNC convenes an emergency session, and is unable to get a majority vote for a nominee. The election continues as planned. Results would be contested both post-election and post-delegate certification in January. Possibility of Pelosi becoming President temporarily.

3. Trump dies too soon for either the above to happen. The election continues, during the January "certification" the issue of whether each state would be allowed to vote for someone other than the winner would be at issue. President Pelosi inaugurated while the issue is resolved on a state and national level.

In any scenario it would be Absolute Fucking Chaos.

If Trump plans to die, he needs to wait until after the election.

[postman1782]

please don't let Biden win, if he does then China will win whatever they plan to do with Hong Kong, Taiwan, (and Australia and India); and whatever China's plan to slowly invade our country and turn it into Hong Kong 2.0 will surely succeed

Sorry, no, ANYONE is better than Trump.

[Eviscero]

HAH

Yes, very much like Trump's taxes, it's 100% safe to assume recent events will hit the stage. Pence will have to defend Trump's record.

God help him.

That's literally his entire strategy in everything he does.

[Breccia]

There is literally no solid law on this subject.

That's not great to hear.

But the RNC is now the TNC. Even if they are thrown into chaos, they cannot come back with a second Trump. How they lose is one thing, that they will lose is another.

[DingDongKing]

This is all conjecture, because he’s still alive. Next few days will be telling.

[cubby]

This is all conjecture, because he’s still alive. Next few days will be telling.

And I'm seeing reports this afternoon that he's doing "much better" and is in "good spirits". Not sure if doctors can/would lie about his condition. We can only wait and see.

[DingDongKing]

And I'm seeing reports this afternoon that he's doing "much better" and is in "good spirits". Not sure if doctors can/would lie about his condition. We can only wait and see.

These are doctors on his payroll. If an Attorney General can and will lie for him, they can and will.

[omeomorfismo]

If Trump is incapacitated the entire election is going to fall into disarray. There is literally no solid law on this subject. The best anyone can come up with is "who knows?".

Three general options are available is Trump dies before the election:

1. The RNC convenes an emergency session, nominates someone to replace Trump, then futilely tries to get that name on the ballot; asking for millions to be reprinted, while millions others have already been cast. Each state would decide how to proceed.

2. The RNC convenes an emergency session, and is unable to get a majority vote for a nominee. The election continues as planned. Results would be contested both post-election and post-delegate certification in January. Possibility of Pelosi becoming President temporarily.

3. Trump dies too soon for either the above to happen. The election continues, during the January "certification" the issue of whether each state would be allowed to vote for someone other than the winner would be at issue. President Pelosi inaugurated while the issue is resolved on a state and national level.

In any scenario it would be Absolute Fucking Chaos.

If Trump plans to die, he needs to wait until after the election.

doesnt the US vote for the voter of the president? with the primaries being only a routine? the republican couldnt simply take another random name and thats all?

[beanman12345]

And I'm seeing reports this afternoon that he's doing "much better" and is in "good spirits". Not sure if doctors can/would lie about his condition. We can only wait and see.

uh bone spurs?

[Draco-Onis]

If Trump is incapacitated the entire election is going to fall into disarray. There is literally no solid law on this subject. The best anyone can come up with is "who knows?".

Three general options are available is Trump dies before the election:

1. The RNC convenes an emergency session, nominates someone to replace Trump, then futilely tries to get that name on the ballot; asking for millions to be reprinted, while millions others have already been cast. Each state would decide how to proceed.

2. The RNC convenes an emergency session, and is unable to get a majority vote for a nominee. The election continues as planned. Results would be contested both post-election and post-delegate certification in January. Possibility of Pelosi becoming President temporarily.

3. Trump dies too soon for either the above to happen. The election continues, during the January "certification" the issue of whether each state would be allowed to vote for someone other than the winner would be at issue. President Pelosi inaugurated while the issue is resolved on a state and national level.

In any scenario it would be Absolute Fucking Chaos.

If Trump plans to die, he needs to wait until after the election.

Hear me out here I am not saying Trump should die but is this any worse than what he planned to do if he lost the election?

Trump losing was already going to be absolute fucking chaos, I am not seeing how this is any worse.

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And I'm seeing reports this afternoon that he's doing "much better" and is in "good spirits". Not sure if doctors can/would lie about his condition. We can only wait and see.

I think Trump will survive but the fact that they had to use so many experimental treatments on him means he is not doing well.

[D Luniz]

That's not great to hear.

But the RNC is now the TNC. Even if they are thrown into chaos, they cannot come back with a second Trump. How they lose is one thing, that they will lose is another.

well, at the least, it might be entertaining to watch all his lapdogs, bootlickers, asskissers and other sycophants duke it out for the leadership of that rotten edifice of a party

[cubby]

Hear me out here I am not saying Trump should die but is this any worse than what he planned to do if he lost the election?

Trump losing was already going to be absolute fucking chaos, I am not seeing how this is any worse.

This is a good point, and I see what you mean. I think the issue would be how much legitimate chaos. Trump is certianly going to stir up the hornets nest, already has, and will continue to do so. The issue with him dying before/during/after the election, is that chaos would be more legitimate. Which I'm not sure makes sense even as I'm reading it. What I mean is that since there isn't any legitimate playbook for this situation (it hasn't ever happened before), the chaos would be forthright and in every state.

But it will be chaotic, regardless, and if Trump died at least it would be more focused on the right things.

I think Trump will survive but the fact that they had to use so many experimental treatments on him means he is not doing well.

I think he will too.

[Edge-]

*sigh*

I don't know why this needs to be said, but don't commit voter fraud just to "test" the system.

[cubby]

FUCKING HELL.

Democratic Senatorial candidate caught sending romantic texts. Cunningham in North Carolina, previously leading Tillis.

This could cost us the Senate flip.

[Ursus]

*sigh*

I don't know why this needs to be said, but don't commit voter fraud just to "test" the system.

I wonder who could have possibly given him that idea?

[Edge-]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/three-...ka-trump-visit

Ivanka Trump, knowing that her father tested positive for covid and that she was exposed on Wednesday, knowingly visited multiple businesses on Thursday in NC that are now shutting down for deep cleaning.

Ivanka Trump knowingly potentially exposed those people to the virus, just like Trump knowingly exposed his rally crowd, because she and the Trump family do not care about you. They do not care about the "average person" or the "little guy". They don't care if you die, as long as they stay in power.

[eschatological]

FUCKING HELL.

Democratic Senatorial candidate caught sending romantic texts.

This could cost us the Senate flip.

This is not Lindsey Graham's race in SC which is competitive for Dems.

This is Thom Tillis's race in NC which, while closer than normal, was still not being included in the regular pathways to the Dems Senate takeover, as far as I know.

[Ursus]

FUCKING HELL.

Democratic Senatorial candidate caught sending romantic texts.

This could cost us the Senate flip.

I doubt that it will. Unless some more damaging information comes out, this seems very tame as far as political scandals go. Also, the people who would be swayed by something like this probably weren't going to be voting for the Democrat in the first place.