# Speculation About How Republicans Will Run the 2028 Election

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 30, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-how-republicans-will-run-the-2028-election/1025269 "2025-11-30T21:58:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-how-republicans-will-run-the-2028-election/1025269/44 "2025-12-09T21:22:52Z")

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> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#):
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> The army would have the support of 30% of the country - the MAGAs.
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> Get neighbors to turn on each other, create chaos (particularly in the cities in “purple” states). Depress that city vote by making the D voters afraid to leave the house on voting day, and they’ll win the election.

So are the people going to be too enamored with fast food and Netflix to do anything, or are they gonna be roaming the streets with machetes to purge the non-believers? You can’t have it both ways.

> [@The argument that Trump will do whatever he wants and no one can stop him is really fucking boring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/1313):
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> Yes, I do assume that, since this seems to be EXACTLY what everyone is doing right now, and will continue to do. People will do absolutely nothing, as long as they can have some tasty fast food, and watch Netflix.

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