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calimary

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24. Even then, though, he'll still be trying to

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 27, 2017, 01:35 PM

Mar 2017

exert influence. He won't willingly climb down from the biggest dream job he's ever dared to imagine. This has been his wet-dream for YEARS, being in a position this powerful and influential and so loaded with possibilities.

He won't give it up without a murderously dirty fight, and I further suspect, once he realizes it's a losing effort, he'd try to take as many of his adversaries as possible down with him.

I'd expect he wouldn't give this up and go quietly. He seems like the type whose mentality is - "if I have to shed blood, YOU'RE gonna shed MORE."

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The GOP's problem is, Trump has undone the unification orchestrated by Rove/GWB. [View all] DetlefK Mar 2017 OP

Well stated. Turbineguy Mar 2017 #1

I agree. truebluegreen Mar 2017 #2

+++ iluvtennis Mar 2017 #7

Almost literally. dchill Mar 2017 #14

I'm worried because I think they know this and may just want to do something about that themselves LiberalLovinLug Mar 2017 #22

A valid concern imo. truebluegreen Mar 2017 #27

SHit they still bring up Hillary mikeysnot Mar 2017 #21

There are the dead-enders truebluegreen Mar 2017 #26

The Art of War: dalton99a Mar 2017 #3

which is why trump will soon try to start a war, or putin could start something certainot Mar 2017 #13

A Russian jet buzzed one of our destroyers and Trump did nothing? keithbvadu2 Mar 2017 #23

They said when Bannon told the gop hold-outs on Ilsa Mar 2017 #4

Further splitting the coalition of deplorables. truebluegreen Mar 2017 #11

I'm not sure Bannon CAN be pushed out... dchill Mar 2017 #15

Even then, though, he'll still be trying to calimary Mar 2017 #24

i think it's a confluence of factors that have been in the works for quite some time unblock Mar 2017 #5

good analysis... I hope they break all the way apart, and the pieces are scattered to the wind Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #6

Excellent summation. gordianot Mar 2017 #8

trump hasn't 'undone' anything. If he disappeared tomorrow, Pence can step right in. Sunlei Mar 2017 #9

And Alt-Right and Freedom Caucus would go away and all of the GOP would suddenly be friends again? DetlefK Mar 2017 #12

nope, trumps just a patsy for the Republicans really 'in charge' Sunlei Mar 2017 #29

Trump's mandate to destroy America includes the destruction of the GOP. GliderGuider Mar 2017 #10

Read @C_Stroop on Twitter BadgerMom Mar 2017 #16

the tea party, freedom caucus, contract on america, etc are all certainot Mar 2017 #17

Sounds like we are ready for the Outer Limits episode "The Architects of Fear" Kablooie Mar 2017 #18

It is also easier to preach than to govern titaniumsalute Mar 2017 #19

It actually dates back to Reagan... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #20

Good point LiberalLovinLug Mar 2017 #25

They need to form a religious conservative party IronLionZion Mar 2017 #28

They also did a great job marketing and selling "Compassionate Conservatism." Tatiana Mar 2017 #30

You give him too much credit. dt doesn't have a clue, babylonsister Mar 2017 #31

seems that the dark money people are at odds with each other n/t diva77 Mar 2017 #32