2020 US Election Thread

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by elphenor

some are saying (I'm hearing!) he's just trying to milk his supporters for cash donations on the way out

he knows he lost, and this is just another scam from the world's greatest con man

Do you think he honestly beats L Ron Hubbard or Joseph Smith? I mean they might never have been president but Trump will probably just be a historical curio with no lasting influence whereas they have religions to this day.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by elphenor

some are saying (I'm hearing!) he's just trying to milk his supporters for cash donations on the way out

he knows he lost, and this is just another scam from the world's greatest con man

He’s not planning on leaving, dude. The NewsHour just speculated that both sides are already accepting that it’s going to be decided in the Supreme Court.

[adidasss]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Do you know what has happened to the American courts over the past four years?

Well I'm still holding faith in the American legal system. His appointments may be conservative but they are still legal experts.

Anyhow, it will be interesting to see...

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by adidasss

Well I'm still holding faith in the American legal system.

That’s astonishing to me. That anyone capable of reading this still believes there’s going to be a peaceful transition is like ... whew ... I don’t know where people get their optimism from. It must be nice.

Not in response to adidasss :

[adidasss]

They didn't even show up for his inauguration. Very doubtful.

[adidasss]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

That’s astonishing to me. That anyone capable of reading this still believes there’s going to be a peaceful transition is like ... whew ... I don’t know where people get their optimism from. It must be nice.

Btw, there's a difference between a peaceful transition and his ability to challenge the election (more on which you can read here: Trump's longshot election lawsuits: where do things stand? ).

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by adidasss

Btw, there's a difference between a peaceful transition and his ability to challenge the election (more on which you can read here: Trump's longshot election lawsuits: where do things stand? ).

I’m well aware of the Pollyanna positions that our courts, and especially the Supreme Court, will uphold justice.

[adidasss]

Such a Negative Nancy...

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by adidasss

Such a Negative Nancy...

We’ll find out soon enough.

[adidasss]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

We’ll find out soon enough.

15th of December I think.

In other news!

Donald Trump's latest endeavor? Asking his supporters to pay his debts

“President Trump needs YOU to step up to make sure we have the resources to protect the integrity of the election!” the wording on both funds says, which is featured in a huge pop-up on Trump’s re-election webpage. It continues: “Please contribute ANY AMOUNT IMMEDIATELY to the Official Election Defense Fund and to increase your impact by 1,000%!”

It is unclear who matches the donations.

But if you scroll down, past the information about the “Left-wing MOB” trying to “undermine our election”, you’ll see some fine print. On Trump’s personal fund, it dictates that of all donations raised, only 50% will go towards a recount effort, and that “50% of each contribution, up to a maximum of $2,800 ($5,000), [will] be designated toward DJTFP’s 2020 general election account for general election debt retirement until such debt is retired”.

On his joint fund with the RNC, the donations work as follows: “60% of each contribution first to Save America, up to $5,000/$5,000, then to DJTP’s recount account, up to a maximum of $2,800/$5,000. [And] 40% of each contribution to the RNC’s operating account, up to a maximum of $35,500/$15,000.”


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This essentially means that depending on the size of your donation, a large portion of any donation won’t go to the “recount” bid but will instead go to the Super Pac sponsoring the bid, and the Republican party.

The bottom line: Trump spent a little more money than he had for his re-election – to the tune of $1.6bn – and now he wants help paying for it. It’s sort of cute, like when a wealthy college student asks if you can sponsor their year abroad petting monkeys in Borneo.