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In two weeks, we could have a constitutional crisis, resulting stock market crash, and violence (Original Post) Doodley 2 hrs ago OP
In two weeks we could have Chasing Dreams 2 hrs ago #1
Exactly. NNadir 2 hrs ago #2
Thank you Bev54 1 hr ago #3
That's what I'm expecting, too peggysue2 1 hr ago #4
Yup! Chasing Dreams 18 min ago #15
I hope so, but Trump isn't conceding and his side is more Doodley 1 hr ago #5
Many of his supporters leftieNanner 1 hr ago #8
I like those points you made! Doodley 58 min ago #11
It's probably a good idea to lock in your investments now. ananda 1 hr ago #6
What does "lock in your investments" mean? marybourg 1 hr ago #9
Well, to make sure your interest rate or annuity rate doesn't change. ananda 1 hr ago #10
Thank you marybourg 35 min ago #13
The stock and currency markets don't seem to fear that much. DFW 1 hr ago #7
and we could have a second coming of Jesus. republianmushroom 53 min ago #12
Possible. Or we could have a Kamala Harris victory with not much drama. SouthernCal_Dem 33 min ago #14
I think we'll have a winner by midnight PST... WarGamer 16 min ago #16
What planet are you living on? SouthernCal_Dem 1 min ago #19
Has this fear of yours galvanized you into participatory action? EarthFirst 14 min ago #17
There will be violence. lees1975 8 min ago #18

Chasing Dreams

(512 posts)
1. In two weeks we could have
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 02:20 PM
2 hrs ago

a blowout no one was expecting, with Kamala well over 300 EVs, Ds taking the House and Holding the Senate, Trump/Cruz/Scott defeated and deflated, and little to no violence due to the sheer size of the victory.

peggysue2

(11,416 posts)
4. That's what I'm expecting, too
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 02:32 PM
1 hr ago

There's been a significant change in the wind. I've thought from the start that Kamala would pull this off with the clean hand-off from President Biden, the hugely successful Convention, the KO at the debate.

But now? I'm thinking BIG.

Chasing Dreams

(512 posts)
15. Yup!
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 04:07 PM
18 min ago

The big thing that’s changing is the Rs coming out of the woodwork to publicly support Kamala and other D candidates. More every day:!

And while most rank-and-file Rs who support us won’t tell pollsters that they are doing so, some honest polls are beginning to show this. That small but steady R wave towards us is going to add to our Blue Wave to create a tsunami that’s coming for the worst MAGA cowards—Trump, Scott, Cruz, Fischer and more!

Doodley

(10,117 posts)
5. I hope so, but Trump isn't conceding and his side is more
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 02:33 PM
1 hr ago

Organized to create a crisis that shouldn’t be there.

leftieNanner

(15,642 posts)
8. Many of his supporters
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 02:45 PM
1 hr ago

Might be a bit "gun shy". So many of their compatriots from J6 are currently rotting in prison. He has called for mass protests ("if they indict me...&quot and 4 or 5 people showed up. Not saying there won't be some trouble, but I'm not expecting another attempted coup.

ananda

(30,345 posts)
6. It's probably a good idea to lock in your investments now.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 02:35 PM
1 hr ago

My financial advisor told me this a couple of days ago.

ananda

(30,345 posts)
10. Well, to make sure your interest rate or annuity rate doesn't change.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 03:21 PM
1 hr ago

Then after the election, when things settle down,
you can move them forward.

This is just a precaution, just in case.

From what I understand, the markets could get
volatile or something.

DFW

(56,279 posts)
7. The stock and currency markets don't seem to fear that much.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 02:40 PM
1 hr ago

The Dow remains comfortably above 42000, and the Euro remains comfortably below $1.10.

That could change for the worse in an eyeblink, of course, but there doesn’t appear to be a lot of angst over it for now.

WarGamer

(14,850 posts)
16. I think we'll have a winner by midnight PST...
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 04:09 PM
16 min ago

And a concession speech within 3 days.

Trump knows there's no patience for 2020 traitorous nonsense this time around... and if Harris loses, I certainly don't expect shenanigans.

lees1975

(5,599 posts)
18. There will be violence.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 04:17 PM
8 min ago

I see stuff on social media from right wingers who are just absolutely blind to reality, and who claim that they are the ones being forced to accept things they don't agree with. And you have some of these extremists like Lance Wallnau who think they are "God's army" and instruments of his destruction. It's already happening. I hope our military, governors and the President are already on top of it.

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