After Trump

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Probably some crazy southern governor. I don't think Vance has national appeal and the fact that he comes off as a boot licking sycophant won't help him with the folks that want a 'real man' to run. I think a lot of pubs in congress will succumb to this problem as well.
 
dukeman92 said:
Whoever Trump endorses. That doesn't mean that person will be electable...
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It wouldn't surprise me if Trump doesn't endorse anyone, or holds off until someone has the nomination locked up already. Not because he wants to be impartial, but because he doesn't want to associate himself with someone that may lose. I definitely think Trump will tank some folks though.
 
I have no idea who is next in line for Republicans. All I know is that it won't be Benito Cheeto and probably won't be anyone who has exceeded the life expectancy for their sex.

Those two things are a good start.

EDIT: I was under the impression, based on what I've read here, that Trump was going to refuse to leave office at the end of his second term. No?
 
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I think the GOP might go through a “revenge of the nerds” phase with folks like Nikki Haley or Brian Kemp vs Trump bootlickers like Kristi Noem or Pam Bondi.
 
I think it's very difficult to answer this question with anything other than pure speculation because it really depends on what role Trump is going to play after the end of this term. Here, as I see it, are the major options:

1. Trump dies during or soon after his term. All-out free-for-all on the right to fight over who will inherit his legacy and leadership of the party. At the very least, the techno-right (probably led by Vance, with Thiel and maybe Musk again doing the backing), the Trump family (probably led by Don Jr. and Lara), the populist/dirtbag right (mostly media figures like Carlson, Bannon, Charlie Kirk, Bongino, etc, along with people like MTG and Stephen Miller), and the more traditional/big-business Republicans who bent the knee to Trump to stay involved (people like Thune, Rubio, Graham, Bessent, Tom Cotton, etc) will be involved in jockeying for power and position. No clue how that would turn out.

2. Trump leaves office and basically checks out of politics with not a care in the world for what happens to the party and movement. Probably similar to option #1 above in the effect. But personally I think this is the most unlikely option.

3. Trump leaves office and makes clear that he still intends to be the leader and face of the MAGA movement and the Republican Party, and offers constant commentary on who is good, who is bad, and who should be the next president and other leaders. All the people from #1 above are engaged in a furious contest to try to maintain Trump's favor and attention; whoever prevails are the de facto party leaders and basically a Trump puppet, until he tires of them and pushes others forward.

4. Trump leaves office and essentially designates a successor to carry on his legacy. Highly likely that person then becomes the new standard-bearer in the short term, unless and until Trump dies.

5. Trump leaves office and continues what is basically a full-time barnstorming tour of attention where he wants the spotlight still on him, while being somewhat apathetic to the fate pf the Republican Party and national politics, and even openly criticizes the Republicans for being not as good as him. Big wild-card scenario, as the party has to decide whether to split from him entirely or try to maintain the favor and attention of his base.

6. Trump doesn't really want to leave office and tries to invent some way he can stay in office. He drags the whole right into an open constitutional crisis along with him. A wide range of outcomes, probably mostly bad for everyone in the country.
 
rodoheel said:
I think it's very difficult to answer this question with anything other than pure speculation because . . ..
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I would add the following as an outcome determinative factor.

7. Whomsoever Vlad "the Ras" Putin determines has the requisite combination of: (a) lack of backbone, (b) most embarassing Kopromat in the possession of the FSB, and (c) most willing to double down on the production of useful Kompromat.

While it is difficult to believe Republicans have anyone in the stable who fulfills these three requirements quite as well as St. Donald of Mar-a-Lago, I believe history has taught us to never underestimate the combination of stupidity and duplicity that Republicans are capable of bringing to the table.
 
05C40 said:
I would add the following as an outcome determinative factor.

7. Whomsoever Vlad "the Ras" Putin determines has the requisite combination of: (a) lack of backbone, (b) most embarassing Kopromat in the possession of the FSB, and (c) most willing to double down on the production of useful Kompromat.

While it is difficult to believe Republicans have anyone in the stable who fulfills these three requirements quite as well as St. Donald of Mar-a-Lago, I believe history has taught us to never underestimate the combination of stupidity and duplicity that Republicans are capable of bringing to the table.
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So Lindsay Graham?
 
I think Trump is done with Politics after his term…Will be interesting but I wouldn’t be shocked to see Pence…
 
ronjon said:
Probably some crazy southern governor. I don't think Vance has national appeal and the fact that he comes off as a boot licking sycophant won't help him with the folks that want a 'real man' to run. I think a lot of pubs in congress will succumb to this problem as well.
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Speaking of Southern Governors, I’m hoping Andy Beshear (sp?) runs and is the Dem nominee
 
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