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If 2024 was next year, I'd say very likely. But it's not and I keep thinking a lot can happen between now and then. He and his company are dealing with ongoing legal investigations, a Georgia DA is investigating him for election tampering, Michigan is suing him for violating the Voting Rights Act and the Jan 6 investigations may well end up proving his attempted coup and sedition leading to the Capital breach.
His true physical health is unknown but his psychotic mental state is obvious...and getting worse. IMO he is totally delusional, completely removed from reality. The ongoing investigations aren't going away, the pressure will will worsen and his mental state will further deteriorate...if that's possible.
I'm in a minority but just don't see him as a viable 2024 candidate at the moment...
Ocelot II
(115,683 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,860 posts)Sucha NastyWoman
(2,748 posts)To his gop primary opponents. It would have to be someone who didnt really want the nomination though, as they wouldnt stand a chance if they spoke the truth.
Marius25
(3,213 posts)He's not healthy at all, supposedly had Covid, has constant stress and anger issues.
dweller
(23,629 posts)Mike Lindell will be promising his resurrection by August
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multigraincracker
(32,674 posts)Im going with this.
Polybius
(15,398 posts)October 2nd, 2020? What happened then?
multigraincracker
(32,674 posts)in jail.
Maeve
(42,282 posts)And I think his legal woes are still to come. And his health is iffy, so I agree there, too.
So in answer to your title question, nope. By then he will be non-viable, one way or another.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,601 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,284 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,601 posts)PortTack
(32,762 posts)He lies when the truth would do...so I agree, not sure at all that he will run
If we fair well in the midterms I dont think he will run
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)maybe acouple of others.
But I've been wrong before.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)incarcerated at that time. Some of these problems may take care of themselves.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)WarGamer
(12,440 posts)Personally I think he'll grift into 2023 then choose a candidate... a puppet, probably Kristi Noem.
If not Noem, think Hawley.
Whiskeytide
(4,461 posts)
likes him. Its not like his actions and statements have been reserved over the last few years.
Hes grifting now, but that will turn south if he doesnt run. He has to run to keep up the grift. And unlike 2016, he now WANTS to win because he realizes how well he can grift from office, and how there are very few consequences to his behavior.
The only thing that will keep him from running is his death. And I think it is entirely unlikely anyone can replace him (at least in the short term). Its a personality cult built ENTIRELY on his personality. No one else can pull it off. Certainly no existing repub politician. Someone will pick up where he ends, but it will take a while to that person to get into that position.