[ExI] Trump suggests not letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego

[Adrian Tymes]

On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
> ...> On Behalf Of Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
>
> >...Indeed.  The GOP has plenty of candidates who'd follow through on this.  Were this to happen, Vance has been showing enough backbone that he'd be kicked to the curb by the party (or at least Trump's faction of the party), much like Mike Pence has been.
>
> But those candidates are unlikely to win the nomination.

Republicans who would resort to this process, would be morally capable
of attempting to coerce all alternatives to either not run, withdraw,
or not run very intensely, all but guaranteeing the winner before a
single ballot is cast.

> If you believe someone other than Vance or Rubio will be nominated, buy NotVances at 60 and NotRubios at 82.  For each buck forty two invested, you win two bucks if neither of them win the nomination.

I have better returns on investment for my money over the next couple years.