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In It to Win It

(10,307 posts) Wed Jan 15, 2025, 01:46 AM Jan 15

Jack Smith's report is just a blip on the radar

Not much chatter about it. Not much breaking news. It was insignificant. It was just another day.

Trump made a bet that the court of public opinion mattered more than the court of law, and he made the right bet. It ended up being the court of public opinion that saved his ass the most.

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Jack Smith's report is just a blip on the radar (Original Post) In It to Win It Jan 15 OP

He made a bet that his handpicked judges mattered more Blues Heron Jan 15 #1

Had he lost the election, that would have mattered less In It to Win It Jan 15 #2

They put him back on the ballot after he was correctly taken off. It never should have gotten to the election stage Blues Heron Jan 15 #5

But it did get to the election stage... and people voted for him, and he won. In It to Win It Jan 15 #6

Was it correct for the judicial branch Frasier Balzov Jan 15 #3

While it's repulsive, think you nailed it. People/voters just didn't think his criminality mattered at polls. Silent Type Jan 15 #4

Historians will find it important iemanja Jan 15 #8

Maybe. We won't live to see it unfortunately, and historians may be predominantly white wing in future. Silent Type Jan 15 #9

Wow, you've mapped out the entire future iemanja Jan 15 #10

If you want to keep minimizing it iemanja Jan 15 #7

The impact Cirsium Jan 15 #11

Blues Heron

(6,683 posts)

1. He made a bet that his handpicked judges mattered more

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 01:49 AM

Jan 15

And he made the right bet

In It to Win It

(10,307 posts)

2. Had he lost the election, that would have mattered less

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 01:51 AM

Jan 15

Blues Heron

(6,683 posts)

5. They put him back on the ballot after he was correctly taken off. It never should have gotten to the election stage

Reply to In It to Win It (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 01:54 AM

Jan 15

It’s the corruption in high places that he correctly banked on.

In It to Win It

(10,307 posts)

6. But it did get to the election stage... and people voted for him, and he won.

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 01:58 AM

Jan 15

The 'winning' part of it effectively immunized him.

Frasier Balzov

(4,196 posts)

3. Was it correct for the judicial branch

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 01:52 AM

Jan 15

to allow voters to decide what to do with such a notorious criminal?

It has harmed respect for the law. History will show what a grievous, self-destructive mistake it was.

Silent Type

(8,859 posts)

4. While it's repulsive, think you nailed it. People/voters just didn't think his criminality mattered at polls.

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 01:53 AM

Jan 15

It’s disgusting, but hope we learn something.

Heck, I think trump might have won — although less than 50/50 belief — campaigning from behind plexiglass had the big trials resulted in a conviction and meaningful sentence.