The 39th president, who entered hospice care in February 2023, submitted an absentee ballot, according to a grandson. His family said he had been eager to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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    Half the country isn’t going to suddenly become sane again on November 6.

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      If Trump loses, again, I’m betting he gets the hot potato treatment. It’ll be like Nixon all over again. Today’s supporters will dial it way down.

      “Well, yeah, I kinda liked the guy, but I was never crazy about him.”

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        That’s pretty optomistic. At every single turn, the guy does or says something that would have completely tanked anyone else’s entire political career, and it’s still a nailbiter for the presidency. And this has been going on for a decade.

        Trump isn’t Nixon, and the electorate isn’t the same as the early 1970s. This is a whole new ballgame.

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        Just pointing out that the country “coming back together” is a long way off, measured in years if not decades.

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            I don’t want to lose such a good steward of humanity any more than the next decent person, but at the same time I feel like if anybody deserves to “rest” it would be President Carter.

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            Idk once you hit like 80, in general, existing itself becomes torture with how your body fails you. Not exactly a torture Carter is deserving of.

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      Half? I think you’re being optimistic…

      I’m thinking everyone will lose it. No matter who wins