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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
My guess is that during his concession speech he will primarily blame the liberal media for his defeat and then announce the launch of Trump TV.
I'd probably put 25% odds on him laying a large part of the blame on the Republican establishment (though they'll get hit a little regardless) and declaring the foundation of a new party.
I don't think he'll be foolish enough to actually try to stir up actual violence, but I've learned that giving him the benefit of the doubt is generally not a smart play, so I'll put 10% odds of him doing exactly that.
If I could make Trump's head exploded with the power of my mind...
Well, I'll just have to settle for voting against him.
Oh God! Natural light!Honestly, with the way his campaign has evolved both before and after these revelations, I'm expecting him to not only refuse to concede but to refuse to acknowledge the results of the election either. I think this is going to get ugly.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Trump is a sex offender collaborating with a foreign enemy that has been caught attempting to rig our election, who has spent months preparing his followers for the idea that they must rise up in violence just as soon as "the crooked election" hands Hillary her win.
"Legally" is not a factor in Trump's potential retaliation.
edited 13th Oct '16 5:15:29 PM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.He can call for things all he wants, but even if he gets them, unless the election results are actually in doubt, it won't make a difference. They'll do a recount and he'll still lose and back to square one.
If he's stupid enough to do anything illegal (like inciting violence), then he'll be arrested, plain and simple. There's no worries of Trump riding into the White House on a wave of mob violence. If he calls for his supporters to rise up against the liberal oppressors and throw the criminals out of Washington at gunpoint, then he'll receive a visit from some polite but very insistent gentlemen from the FBI and that'll be the end of that.
What's more likely is that he'll continue to cast aspersions on the legitimacy of the election without ever going so far as to actually do anything about it. Much like he's done with Obama's birth certificate. This is still troublesome because it's an excuse to label Hillary's presidency illegitimate (just like the birth certificate thing was used against Obama), but I don't really think it'll get very far. It'll be fodder for the alt right and that's about it.
Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.Oh, he mentioned my state! Like, he specifically mentioned Ted Strickland.
Is he in Ohio now?
Wow, I was talking about the Ohio gubernational Senate election (what the hell was I thinking with "gubernational"?) just yesterday, and here the president talks about it on national television.
edited 13th Oct '16 5:46:23 PM by KarkatTheDalek
Oh God! Natural light!![]()
http://www.msnbc.com/live-online/watch/live-obama-at-hispanic-heritage-month-event-784532035742
I think that should take you there, too
EDIT: Maybe not, it's dated yesterday.
edited 13th Oct '16 5:43:30 PM by sgamer82
So just to prove that the US isn't the only nation with nutjobs, would anyone like to know what Kate Hopkins (the 'journalist' who called refugees cockroaches) has said on Trump's latest comments?
"I'd rather by grabbed by the pussy than governed by one"
Here the weirdest bit, she astrarixed "pussy", because god forbid you say the word for female genitalia while using it as an insult and endorsing sexual assault.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran

Launch Trump TV while declaring the election stolen from him.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran