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Florida Lawyer Sues Trump to Disqualify Him From 2024 Race
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I don't get it, why try to keep him from running? Especially if you're a Democrat, letting Trump run would split the Republican vote and almost guarantee a Democratic victory.
A lot of people that a similar thing in 2016.
Keeping him from running accomplishes about the same thing. The cultists will refuse to accept any other Republican nominee, and will refuse to vote, calling it "rigged."
Because I don't think of politics as winning. My politics wins when the state feels comfortable applying rules to the elite.
Traitors to your country shouldn't get the opportunity to run
Dude is a lawyer from Florida, so he's likely conservative and doesn't want Trump to lose the election for the Republicans.
How would it split the vote? It's a two party system.
There are still 3rd parties in the US, a prime example in US politics that would equate to this would be the Election of 1912, where President Wilson won against the incumbent Republican, President Taft. The only reason Wilson won was because Roosevelt ran as a Republican adjacent candidate under the "Bull Moose" party, which effectively split the Republican vote and prevented Taft from getting all of the Republican vote.
If Trump runs again, it is likely he will be running as an independent candidate, which will split the Republican vote and allow the Democrats a sure win.
Why would he run as an independent when he's the front runner for the GOP
The powers that be (the old republicans) do not like him, they wouldn't allow him to be the GOP candidate even if he succeeded.
They failed to stop him in 2016 and 2020, so I see no reason to think they'll succeed in stopping him this time.
Out of curiosity, where are you getting this idea? Are there any reputable experts you can point to? I sure haven't seen anyone arguing anything like this apart from you.
Not trying to be a dick, just asking.
This might be a good place to start.