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  Only as a third party.  If he's the GOP nominee he technically could win.  It's unlikely, but there are scenarios I can think of in which he would.  And it's a close election, we could have another coup attempt.  I also don't want to spend 2024 in constant anxiety over what I would do if he does get re-elected.
  However, as a third party, he would split the GOP allowing the blue wave that's necessary to force the party to do the kind of reform it needs.
context: Same. Others in a separate thread said it would ruin our political capital with the world if 30% of a party elected him, and I laughed because that damage is done. The primaries and trump elections say it all- those 30% are here, they’re stupid, and they vote. >
  
  I hope defeat kicks republicans in da ass! >
  
  Trump can take off 30-40% of any Repub ticket. Think about it. >
  
  Craziest part is, if he drops out eventually and endorses someone else, some of his supporters are so diehard that I could still see him pulling in 2-3% of the national popular vote just from write-ins. >
  
  Nah, somebody will drop a conspiracy that DeSantis is actually Robert Kennedy in a skin suit and he’ll step down to be Trump’s VP after winning. And the rubes will gobble it up like yesterday’s gravy