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by wil421 101 days ago
The Feds love to wait. I doubt the next president will be as lenient with pardoning. Maybe there’s a market I can bet on pardoning.
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Many of us would like you to be right about that.

However, the people of the USA voted for Trump. Twice.

I fear things have changed and Trump'ism is here to stay.

> I fear things have changed and Trump'ism is here to stay.

The first time they got Trump lite. They didn't like him, and ditched him after one term.

The next president has the misfortune to get elected during a worldwide recession. They liked the recession even less than they liked Trump lite. So they re-elected Trump lite.

But they've now found the person they re-elected was Trump heavy. He's doubled down on all the things they disliked about Trump lite, and will probably land them in a recession entirely of his own making.

I'd be stunned if Trump heavy or anybody following in his footsteps won an election for a decade or two. Memories will have to fade.

Guess we'll find out at the midterms if you're right, I certainly hope so. We're at the point where even the major policy differences between Democrats and Republicans are insubstantial compared to just getting people in office that aren't openly mustache twirlingly corrupt.
I would have LOVED to have a Polymarket bet when Biden said he will NOT Pardon his son.
If you have a problem with that, you must be incredibly upset about the current administrations admission of pardons for blatantly corrupt reasons!
I didn't say I had a problem with that. I said I would have LOVED to have a polymarket bet on it!