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[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 85 points 2 years ago (7 children)

He doesn't want to win. He wants it to be close enough so that he can claim election fraud again and wants his followers to attempt and be successful in an insurrection.

[–] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 88 points 2 years ago (3 children)

He wants to win. His fragile little ego needs it. He's just too dumb to change strategy.

His backup plan is to overthrow the government.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

He wants to win. His fragile little ego needs it

His criminal liability also needs it to keep him out of jail.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Problem is, he has supporters in the right places to do it.

His team has been trying to get him to talk about policy and the economy but he just can't turn away from his usual bs.

I heard a grab from one of his speeches where he was kinda mocking the teleprompt.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ah see, but by not winning he can't pardon himself. So he needs to win to avoid federal prosecution. If he loses, anything additional the DOJ has been sitting on because he's a candidate will definitely be brought out.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Assuming that his coup through the electorate/SCOTUS doesn't work.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Oh he'll just tie everything up legally and try again in 4 years

[–] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago

I'm not sure he's capable of comprehending that he might lose. He never accepted that he lost in 2020, or at least he never publicly admitted it. He did finally formally concede on Jan 7th, but only because his staff practically forced him to. Then he immediately backtracked and kept whining about election fraud.

[–] FollyDolly@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh he wants to win, otherwise he might go to jail.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I think the turmoil of an uprising is just as beneficial for him

[–] oakey66@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I don't think he would even know how even if he wanted to.

[–] slickgoat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I've got some terrible news for his followers then.