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Opinion | If Donald Trump Wins the Election
WSJ via MSN ^ | Nov 4, 2024 | William McGurn

Posted on 11/04/2024 7:10:51 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?

Donald Trump has a taste for hyperbole. But if he wins Tuesday, he will have pulled off the greatest comeback in American political history. What other man could survive two impeachments, a congressional committee investigation stacked against him, two special prosecutors, dozens of state and federal felony indictments and opposition from a significant chunk of his own party, including his former vice president and a chief of staff?

But in a democracy, the first question to ask about an election is this: What are the American people telling us?

In our system “we the people” are the ultimate arbiter of a candidate’s fitness for office. But while polite society deems Mr. Trump beyond the pale, he retains an inconvenient popularity with racial and ethic minorities—e.g., black men and Latinos—that Democrats regard as rightfully theirs and most Republicans never really appealed to. When Democrats have to bring out Barack Obama to lecture African-American men about their insufficient enthusiasm for Ms. Harris, it means Mr. Trump has upset the traditional alignments.

One temptation, at least for Never Trump Republicans, is to read a Trump victory as a sign that his voters are low-IQ dupes bamboozled by Mr. Trump’s populism. Of course, if Mr. Trump loses, they will take it as a sign they were right all along and that the American people finally came to their senses.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democracy; election; r; republic; trump
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But in a democracy

But the USA is not a democracy, the idiot author needs to understand that the USA is a Republic. Which makes the rest of the article suspect.
1 posted on 11/04/2024 7:10:51 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

“ the idiot author needs to understand that the USA is a Republic”

Not now, and not for a long time.


2 posted on 11/04/2024 7:17:43 PM PST by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)
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Note the pathetic lefty news doesn’t mention TWO assassination attempts.


3 posted on 11/04/2024 7:22:29 PM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
If Donald Trump Wins the Election ... we will still have a country. Otherwise, all bets are off.
4 posted on 11/04/2024 7:24:31 PM PST by NonValueAdded (First, I was a clinger, then deplorable, now I'm garbage. Feel the love?)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Sorry, McGurn. Your paper “credited” suburban women for Biteme’s ‘20 “win”. You ignored, denigrated, and thereby contributed to the Big Cheat (and J6).

Not this time.


5 posted on 11/04/2024 7:25:42 PM PST by nicollo (Remember when we had to close tags?)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
Opinion? What about my opinion? What about the well-thought-out opinions of my colleagues here on FR? Really?
6 posted on 11/04/2024 7:28:05 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to descalation of tho it for you.)
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I just can’t believe that god allowed trump to live not once but twice and will still not make him win the election I just don’t believe it he has to win


7 posted on 11/04/2024 7:29:08 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
One temptation, at least for Never Trump Republicans, is to read a Trump victory as a sign that his voters are low-IQ dupes bamboozled by Mr. Trump’s populism.

Low IQ dupes like Joe Rogan and Elon Musk?

8 posted on 11/04/2024 7:35:38 PM PST by GOPJ (Democrat fraud: They vote the people who don't show up to vote. Everything else is red herring...)
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Trump's opponent was against everything Americam\ns hold dear.

Harris scorned Americans but she vigorously defended aliens who jumped our
borders, who entered our country illegally, who are not being given "equal rights."

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Harris' heart bled profusely, condemning Americans "who are wrong to celebrate Christmas"
<>“How dare Americans speak ‘Merry Christmas!’ How dare we!"
<>“We'll wish each other ‘Merry Christmas,’ but migrant children will not have a Merry Christmas.”
<>“They don’t know if they'll get to stay here for days, weeks, or months.”
<>“Illegals will not have a Merry Christmas," she whined.

So, as president, she'll make sure Americans dont have Christmas.

9 posted on 11/04/2024 7:38:09 PM PST by Liz
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Need to hold the House, too, or it will be 4 years of 24/7 impeachment hearings.


10 posted on 11/04/2024 7:40:09 PM PST by Fido969
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
Only in theory and history books is this country a constitutional republic.

The United States is a disaffected mob. A moral dumpster fire unfit to be called a constitutional republic. An insufferable matriarchy. A cesspool of uninvited and uneducated trespassers.

A democracy

11 posted on 11/04/2024 7:44:04 PM PST by atc23 (I voted early for TRUMP)
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The United States is a disaffected mob. A moral dumpster fire unfit to be called a constitutional republic. An insufferable matriarchy. A cesspool of uninvited and uneducated trespassers.

We have the elements of the Constitution remaining.

Even if Trump wins tomorrow, it's only for four years. He'll buy us time. That's it.

Like you said, America is a matriachy right now and it will lead us into one of the "isms". Communism? Islamism?

12 posted on 11/04/2024 7:47:17 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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Love how they Left off 2 maybe more assassination attempts the mofos!!!


13 posted on 11/04/2024 7:49:04 PM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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If Trump wins? Democrats will tell you he plans to order the moon to leave orbit, because there can be only one.


14 posted on 11/04/2024 7:50:01 PM PST by Eli Kopter
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
If Donald Trump wins the election tomorrow...

Patrick Buchanan will have to change the title of his book.


15 posted on 11/04/2024 7:50:17 PM PST by Flatus I. Maximus (TIM WALZ'S COVID MANDATES KILLED MY WIFE.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

I want revenge.


16 posted on 11/04/2024 7:51:29 PM PST by hercuroc
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To: GOPJ

I saw a podcast titled “If Hitler won World War Two?” I had seen several others like this so I thought I would watch. It depicted a world in 1960 with an Axis Victory. What was shocking was it wasn’t that different from what really happened. Germany united Europe and became a dominant power and America didn’t but otherwise this were the same—Hitler died, Stalin Died, FDR Died and the world really wasn’t that awful. Save for Germany landing on the Moon and planting her flag on the Lunar Surface. In a way its going to be more of the same if Harris wins. The people running things will stay the same—Congress will be ran by the RINO Republicans and limit Kamala’s power—a new Tea Party-like citizens revolt will emerge and limit her power. More small wars but no WW III or electric mandate. Trump will retire and be a king maker. If trump wins, some dramatic change but, he will be limited in what her can do. He will get the inflation down some and business will improved but Energy prices will not be cut in half—maybe just 25%. Border wall finished and lots of people deported—but not all 22 Million. Democratic Party will be reformed—that it has needed for a long time. America will not end, nor will Civil War loom in any case.
The next big election for control of the House and Senate will happen in two years. CNN will be reformed as skirts get longer and women start to wear hats again. All will be as it should be.


17 posted on 11/04/2024 7:56:59 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (. War is Hell, War IS a Crime.)
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The lesson for the GOP.
“Never give up, never surrender”


18 posted on 11/04/2024 7:58:30 PM PST by Zathras
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

… and two confirmed assassination attempts.


19 posted on 11/04/2024 8:20:44 PM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade
Congress will be ran by …

When did the democrats outlaw the correct use of the past participle?

20 posted on 11/04/2024 8:25:17 PM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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