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Scorsese2002
08/18/23 2:15:38 PM
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https://twitter.com/abc/status/1692600237792121204?s=46&t=kblUHjD14Xk4ieJPFAQ81A

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K181
08/18/23 2:17:01 PM
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My only surprise at this is that he isn't having a rally at the same time, preemptively touting a major announcement, forcing other channels to cover it and he'd then brag about getting better ratings for it.

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masterpug53
08/18/23 2:22:30 PM
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One loser interviewing another loser. So much winning!

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bigblu89
08/18/23 2:23:25 PM
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He has no reason to be in the debate.

The people that think he's a bumbling fool don't need another showing of it to assure them of it.

People have already made up their mind about whether or no they will be voting for him.

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ragnarokius
08/18/23 2:23:30 PM
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I saw elsewhere he also canceled the "exonerating" press conference he'd scheduled for Monday. Idk if that has been posted here yet or not.


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Alucard188
08/18/23 2:25:24 PM
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He's lying low and dodging media. Probably the safest thing for him.

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HylianFox
08/18/23 2:26:11 PM
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  1. he's a coward
  2. his cultists will vote for him anyway

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Questionmarktarius
08/18/23 2:26:17 PM
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bigblu89 posted...
He has no reason to be in the debate.

The people that think he's a bumbling fool don't need another showing of it to assure them of it.

People have already made up their mind about whether or no they will be voting for him.
this, really.
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UnfairRepresent
08/19/23 7:52:45 AM
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I hate Trump but this is smart

There is nothing he can gain from the debate, he's already the prime Republican candidate

And if he gets clowned at the debate, it just hurts him

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Trelve
08/19/23 7:53:53 AM
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He's obviously going to be the Republican candidate anyway. I can see why he thinks it's a waste of time.
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Questionmarktarius
08/19/23 7:54:00 AM
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As much as Trump is obliterating the polls without doing anything, there's no good reason to bother.
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008Zulu
08/19/23 7:55:56 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
I hate Trump but this is smart

There is nothing he can gain from the debate, he's already the prime Republican candidate

And if he gets clowned at the debate, it just hurts him
We shouldn't pretend this was his decision, his lawyers likely have him on the shortest of leashes.

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Questionmarktarius
08/19/23 7:57:48 AM
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008Zulu posted...
his lawyers likely have him on the shortest of leashes.
when has that ever mattered?
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Euripides
08/19/23 7:57:58 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
I hate Trump but this is smart

There is nothing he can gain from the debate, he's already the prime Republican candidate

And if he gets clowned at the debate, it just hurts him

Counterpoint: Candidates like Chris Christie can throw haymakers at him and he's not there to punch back

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tremain07
08/19/23 8:00:14 AM
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Imagine afterwards not only is it a ratings sinkhole but it changes nothing for any of the canadates that participate? Trump would get more press and views if he simply live streamed it from his social media platform while constantly attacking everybody on their responses when asked about him.

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Questionmarktarius
08/19/23 8:00:34 AM
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The democrats are leaning on a zombie, and the republicans are crab-bucketing to be more Trump than Trump.

This is America.
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UnfairRepresent
08/19/23 8:03:16 AM
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Euripides posted...
Counterpoint: Candidates like Chris Christie can throw haymakers at him and he's not there to punch back
That's literally what Chris Christie has been doing for months and it doesn't affect Trump's figures

4 possible scenarios:

Trump goes to the debate and clowns Christie = Nothing changes
Trump goes to the debate and they both ramble at each other = Nothing changes
Trump goes to the debate and Christie clowns him = Trump loses some popularity and support
Trump doesn't go the debate = Nothing changes

Ever heard of Pascal's Wager?

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Euripides
08/19/23 8:07:56 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
That's literally what Chris Christie has been doing for months and it doesn't affect Trump's figures

4 possible scenarios:

Trump goes to the debate and clowns Christie = Nothing changes
Trump goes to the debate and they both ramble at each other = Nothing changes
Trump goes to the debate and Christie clowns him = Trump loses some popularity and support
Trump doesn't go the debate = Nothing changes

Ever heard of Pascal's Wager?

I think in scenario #1 Trump easily knocks out a challenger who gets smoked in the Iowa primaries and falls out of the race.

Either way, there was a political commentator on last night who said that he thinks that Trump will personally regret not participating. Sitting at home and watching candidates talk about you without being able to instantly respond (outside of all caps seething on Truth) is not how Trump likes to operate.

Worst case scenario for Trump is that he doesn't go, and one of the candidates has a real "moment" that swings the polling several points

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Questionmarktarius
08/19/23 8:09:59 AM
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Euripides posted...
Worst case scenario for Trump is that he doesn't go, and one of the candidates has a real "moment" that swings the polling several points
The likely scenario, is republicans having an "obama", in spite of an automatic candidate.
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UnfairRepresent
08/19/23 8:10:26 AM
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Euripides posted...


I think in scenario #1 Trump easily knocks out a challenger who gets smoked in the Iowa primaries and falls out of the race.

Worst case scenario for Trump is that he doesn't go, and one of the candidates has a real "moment" that swings the polling several points

This is not going to happen

I don't think you realize how much of a cult the GOP has become.



Either way, there was a political commentator on last night who said that he thinks that Trump will personally regret not participating. Sitting at home and watching candidates talk about you without being able to instantly respond (outside of all caps seething on Truth) is not how Trump likes to operate.

This is possible however. Trump has such a small fragile ego, it might legitimately drive him bonkers if all the candidates start railing on him

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Nunyobidness
08/19/23 8:54:24 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
This is not going to happen

I don't think you realize how much of a cult the GOP has become.

This is possible however. Trump has such a small fragile ego, it might legitimately drive him bonkers if all the candidates start railing on him

Most of them are afraid of him and have no balls or confidence to win people over, so they won't go off on him for fear of not being able to win his supporters over in a general election. Christie might be the only one willing to actually tear into him.
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hockeybub89
08/19/23 8:57:52 AM
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So this isn't even a debate. Just a bunch of assholes battling for a spot in Dear Leader's government.

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XxKrazyChaosxX
08/19/23 9:00:08 AM
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That's too bad. Any debate he is apart of is always a dumpster fire you just can't look away from.

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Questionmarktarius
08/19/23 9:00:29 AM
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hockeybub89 posted...
So this isn't even a debate. Just a bunch of assholes battling for a spot in Dear Leader's government.
It's crab-bucketing to be more Trump than Trump, to run against a zombie.

I'd seriously vote for AOC over any of this.
AOC actually stands for something. Everyone else is just "not that guy".
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tremain07
08/19/23 9:07:12 AM
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Nunyobidness posted...
Most of them are afraid of him and have no balls or confidence to win people over, so they won't go off on him for fear of not being able to win his supporters over in a general election. Christie might be the only one willing to actually tear into him.
Yeah, it'll be his night for sure that corrupt jackass, dude is a natural bully and asshole where as everyone else up there can only be an asshole when they know there will no pushback especially Desantis, dude can't handle ANYTHING without going red and getting snippy which I'm sure Christie will do to him, question which of them is gonna even try to challenge Christie up there instead of letting him just take it over? Like these people are running for President yet only Christie seems to be the one willing to fight for it

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Torgo
08/19/23 9:10:02 AM
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K181 posted...
My only surprise at this is that he isn't having a rally at the same time, preemptively touting a major announcement, forcing other channels to cover it and he'd then brag about getting better ratings for it.

And he would get better ratings, because he is the republican messiah.

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Goldice
08/19/23 9:12:25 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
This is possible however. Trump has such a small fragile ego, it might legitimately drive him bonkers if all the candidates start railing on him

Some republican PAC provided the strategy that Desantis should "defend Trump" when Christie attacked him. They're still deathly afraid of him

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08/19/23 10:03:36 AM
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Euripides
08/19/23 10:14:29 AM
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The irony is that Trump won't pick any of these goons for VP

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itachi15243
08/19/23 10:21:25 AM
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Trump is gonna be up all night cursing people out on Truth social, bitching about how it's not right to talk about someone when they aren't there to defend themselves, and coming up with nicknames for anyone who doesn't have one yet.

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Heineken14
08/19/23 10:24:52 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
The democrats are leaning on a zombie, and the republicans are crab-bucketing to be more Trump than Trump.

This is America.


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Heineken14
08/19/23 10:26:53 AM
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Also, expect republicans to continue REEing about Biden not debating his super duper totally serious primary opponents and saying his handlers are keeping him in the basement while defending this as a smart move.

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Block_that_Kick
08/19/23 10:30:00 AM
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I have a hard time believing Trump will even show up during the actual presidential debates. He bailed out of one four years ago and the RNC was threatening to pull out of all debates for 2024 unless their demands were met.

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tremain07
08/19/23 10:36:18 AM
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There might as well be no debates this go around, Trump and Biden have nothing new to say

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Bio1590
08/19/23 10:36:18 AM
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Everyone is saying "It won't matter" but recent polls suggest Trump *is* losing support.

And it's not like him doing an interview with Tucker is better for himself legally anyways lmao.

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Shadow_Don
08/19/23 10:46:28 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
when has that ever mattered?

when he got criminally indicted for 90+ felony charges

Block_that_Kick posted...
I have a hard time believing Trump will even show up during the actual presidential debates. He bailed out of one four years ago and the RNC was threatening to pull out of all debates for 2024 unless their demands were met.

Yea. If Trump is the nominee no fucking way the debates happen. Where would we even have them at that point? In his jail cell?

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ClayGuida
08/19/23 11:33:47 AM
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I called this shit forever ago. It was obvious. Trump doesn't have what it takes to debate anymore. He had to debate in 2016. He debated 1 time in 2020, and now here we are.

Wouldn't shock me to see Trump plan a rally the same day as the debate.

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Strider102
08/19/23 11:39:46 AM
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In completely unrelated news

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/2/9/AAPNOcAAEw_N.jpg

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UnholyMudcrab
08/19/23 11:40:46 AM
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ClayGuida posted...
Trump doesn't have what it takes to debate anymore.
Did he ever?

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itachi15243
08/19/23 11:41:46 AM
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ClayGuida posted...
I called this shit forever ago. It was obvious. Trump doesn't have what it takes to debate anymore. He had to debate in 2016. He debated 1 time in 2020, and now here we are.

Wouldn't shock me to see Trump plan a rally the same day as the debate.

Yeah, especially the way he's looking lately with all those charges looming over his head. I doubt he could bring that famous Trump energy to a debate these days.

If he ever does show up to one he'll probably have about as much energy as a flaccid Jeb Bush.

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ClayGuida
08/19/23 11:53:41 AM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
Did he ever?
He had to before. He doesn't now. But he can't stand still long enough to let someone else talk, let alone 10 others. His debate with Biden was an utter disaster. Hell his debates in 2016 were utter disasters too. But now that he doesn't have to do it, he simply won't.

At worst, he'll lose 5-10% of support and still be 40 points ahead of everyone else.

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mercurydude
08/19/23 12:04:34 PM
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Strider102 posted...
In completely unrelated news

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/2/9/AAPNOcAAEw_N.jpg

Can't show below that without getting suspended.

I'd be willing to bet money that this same person calls every drag queen a groomer and calls for all LGBT books to be banned on the grounds of indecency.

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NatsuSama
08/19/23 12:05:49 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/9/4/AAZcyuAAEv9C.png

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NatsuSama
08/19/23 12:06:44 PM
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Strider102 posted...
In completely unrelated news

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/2/9/AAPNOcAAEw_N.jpg

Can't show below that without getting suspended.
Ladies and gentlemen, the party that cries about drag queens.

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littlebro07
08/19/23 1:36:14 PM
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Strider102 posted...
In completely unrelated news

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/2/9/AAPNOcAAEw_N.jpg

Can't show below that without getting suspended.

protect the children!

$10 says this guy gets busted for kiddy porn in the next five years


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HylianFox
08/19/23 1:44:35 PM
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mercurydude posted...
I'd be willing to bet money that this same person calls every drag queen a groomer and calls for all LGBT books to be banned on the grounds of indecency.

NatsuSama posted...
Ladies and gentlemen, the party that cries about drag queens.

littlebro07 posted...
protect the children!

$10 says this guy gets busted for kiddy porn in the next five years

These.

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Nok_Su_Kow
08/19/23 3:50:53 PM
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Biden doing pretty good for being a "zombie".
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Block_that_Kick
08/20/23 11:36:12 PM
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Wonder if he still believes this.

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