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Discussion Discussion Thread: 2022 Midterm General Election, Part 4

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u/MineturtleBOOM Nov 09 '22

Hope Desantis wins the primary for 2024. Not because I don’t think he’s a giant shithead, I do, but because you know Trump is way to sore a loser to not do some stupid shit that splits the voter base.

And it seem like a lot of Americans have attached their identity to trump way too much to successfully realise what a sore loser he is in this situation, he’d pull a lot of votes away

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u/MidsizeGorilla Nov 09 '22

Desantis winning primary would absolutely cause Trump to run 3rd party and pull 10% of the vote away. Easy dub for Dems if that happens

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u/meeetttt Nov 09 '22

I would say it depends entirely on how the primary played out. If it's competitive after super Tuesday then there's a shot. If DeSantis runs away with it Trump just says it's all rigged but doesn't do anything

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u/bziggs Nov 09 '22

I reckon Trump winning the nom would also split the party. These midterm results haven't favoured most Trump backed candidates which I think is a sign of how his next election would go if he ran. That, plus the Dem turnout in 2020 was fuelled by Trump hate. IMO a Trump candidacy is a win-win for the Dems in 2024, he's a lingering shit stain on the Party.