I think that will help Trump. — frank
So, do you think if Trump is convicted in the January 6th Trial, where he's charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction of an official proceeding etc, and sentenced to prison (pending appeal), that he will nevertheless remain a viable candidate? (The trial is scheduled for 4th March this year.) — Wayfarer
Leaving aside the fact that the Constitution doesn't disqualify candidates on the basis of them being convicted of a felony (a major oversight in my view), do you think he'd be a viable candidate? Do you think the electorate and the Party would be willing to put that aside and vote for him anyway? — Wayfarer
It will be close, though. — frank
If only ranked choice voting were possible! That would make such a ticket truly viable - no one would fear wasting their vote on a candidate with virtually no chance of winning.Assuming the Romney/Manchin ticket does not materialize. If it does, all bets are off.
I would vote for them. — jgill
And none had to run for president just to stay out of prison because they had been indicted with 91 felonies, or had been found civilly liable of sexual assault (rape in most other jurisdictions) or had been sued by their home states and found civilly liable for massive tax, bank & insurance fraud either. :mask:None of them were previously President either though — AmadeusD
At this rate, it's only a matter of time until the country defaults on its debt, sparking a huge crisis. — Count Timothy von Icarus
Unfortunately, even if Trump loses, America politics are going to remain incredibly broken. — Count Timothy von Icarus
Yeah well, I just can't help but seeing things a little differently (or clearly), making me a broken record predicting the coming Biden blowout ...I have successfully predicted the outcome of every US presidential race since [ ... ] I see a Trump victory. No one is getting out of bed to vote for Joe, not even Joe. — Hanover
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/820342 (i.e. the way the investor class prefers things)Unfortunately, even if Trump loses, America politics are going to remain incredibly broken. — Count Timothy von Icarus
Not in our lifetime, Count. IMO, the sovereign wealth of the G-20 nations (including the BRICS) and their IMF, World Bank & GATT-affiliated central banks – the investor class (bond market-makers) – won't "allow" a petrodollar-denominated US default. Probably not in our grandchildren's lifetimes either. Bretton Woods still has all of the world's major economic powers by the short-n-curlies. :eyes: :mask:At this rate, it's only a matter of time until the country defaults on its debt, sparking a huge crisis. — Count Timothy von Icarus
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