It's basically too late, anyway. He would never be able to build the momentum needed to win any primary (Dem or Rep). Plus, he's not really a likeable person, and some level of charisma is necessary to win any political race.
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The idea wasn't that he'd run in a primary, but that he would mount a third party 'no labels' bid in the general election. Polling made it really clear that this would throw the general election to Trump as some Biden voters would shift to Manchin, but few Trump voters would.
I would also like to end months of speculation by announcing that I won't run for president either.
I'm still writing you in, fucker
Fuck. Welp, Trump it is then.
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We had already forgotten that he even existed
I was wondering if I'd get to post this today. Trump only being banned from doing business in New York for three years didn't cut it. But this works.
Run for president on what platform? Genuinely, was he planning on running against Trump or against Biden?
Because both parties see him as a traitor. To Democrats, he was the lone senator blocking pivotal congressional action for years. To Republicans, he's been sleeping with the enemy and pushed out what would have otherwise been a guaranteed seat in the senate so he could be a "compromise Democrat".
So like.. Who was he going to impress?
He was being courted by the No Labels group. He wasn't going to win against Trump or Biden, but might have siphoned off several percent of voters who would otherwise go for Biden, throwing the election to Trump. Which was the whole point of trying to get him to run.
Thank you for the actual answer. I still think that's really stupid though, as you'd have to be a fool to vote for him on his record in congress. I think it's just as likely he'd siphon votes from Trump in that case.
Polling made it clear he'd siphon off two or three times more voters from Biden than Trump.
And yes, some people are foolish and would have voted for him.
Sorry, centrists. I know Biden isn't your first choice, but...
The 10 people who would’ve voted for him are very upset