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After todays episode I have to ask. Can the Repugs dump Trump............... (Original Post) Bonhomme Richard Jul 2016 OP
they knew what they had. will be interesting to see what they do now. niyad Jul 2016 #1
why? they admire him. spanone Jul 2016 #2
they think hrc should be in jail.... artyteacher Jul 2016 #3
Maybe he will cross a serious legal line and...... Bonhomme Richard Jul 2016 #4
They've stuck with him through worse vollehosen Jul 2016 #5
They are forever married to Traitor Trump liberal N proud Jul 2016 #6
I don't know. My gut says they will dump him one way or the other. Bonhomme Richard Jul 2016 #7
The GOP has had a year to get rid of him PJMcK Jul 2016 #11
Dump him? inwiththenew Jul 2016 #8
As far as I can find, there is no rule that allows them to dump him. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2016 #9
Ponder this: trotsky Jul 2016 #10
That's the sort of thing I am talking about. Bonhomme Richard Jul 2016 #12
For all his jaw-dropping faults, trotsky Jul 2016 #13
They are committed to this shithead Frank Cannon Jul 2016 #14
I think he can be walked out. sofa king Jul 2016 #15
+1 n/t Bonhomme Richard Jul 2016 #17
The more I think about it the more convinced I am. Bonhomme Richard Jul 2016 #16
I can't see the older republicans voting for this ass clown The Second Stone Jul 2016 #18

Bonhomme Richard

(8,992 posts)
4. Maybe he will cross a serious legal line and......
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 02:37 PM
Jul 2016

they will use that. Then make Pence the candidate and pick another VP.
I don't know.

liberal N proud

(60,302 posts)
6. They are forever married to Traitor Trump
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 02:42 PM
Jul 2016

This is history, he should be history and with a little luck, the Republicans will be history.

PJMcK

(21,921 posts)
11. The GOP has had a year to get rid of him
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 02:59 PM
Jul 2016

The Republicans are organizationally inept and fractured as a political party. They would not be able to put together a credible organization in the three months till the election. Plus, there are far too many voices of discord in the GOP; no one trusts anyone.

A big reason that Donald Trump won the primaries is because that so-called "deep bench" of candidates Republicans boasted about turned out to be a bunch of ultra-lightweights. One by one, Mr. Trump picked them off. None of those losers was presidential. Further, the party's heavyweights chose to stay away.

Now, the GOP is stuck with their candidate and it will be to our advantage in many wonderful ways.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
9. As far as I can find, there is no rule that allows them to dump him.
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 02:54 PM
Jul 2016

He could resign, but they can not force him out.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)
10. Ponder this:
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 02:56 PM
Jul 2016

He just told the Russians to hack his opponent.

Now that he's the official nominee, he is supposed to receive security briefings from our intelligence agencies.

Bonhomme Richard

(8,992 posts)
12. That's the sort of thing I am talking about.
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 03:03 PM
Jul 2016

I can't believe what I am saying this but even republicans must have a limit.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)
13. For all his jaw-dropping faults,
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 03:16 PM
Jul 2016

even Dick Cheney wouldn't allow that to happen.

Is today's GOP more evil than Cheney? Damn.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
15. I think he can be walked out.
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 03:41 PM
Jul 2016

Trump is a narcissist whose public persona is very important to him. It also makes him predictable and capable of being manipulated in ways known to psychologists but not to me. One thing I do know is that narcissists suffer from occasional depression and crashes of self-esteem. When prosecutors start closing in, he'll fold up like a lawn chair, but only for a comparatively brief moment.

If prosecutors wait until that moment and then give Trump the choice between walking out now and making it appear as if it's his own decision, or staring down the possibility of federal charges once he loses, or half a dozen ways of legally neutralizing him if he wins, he'll take the deal and walk.

If he drops out, it's almost a no-harm-no-foul situation where his departure satisfies the public interest and he may be permitted to continue as he has with more exposure and more money. If he stays in, he'll be mentioned in the same breath as Benedict Arnold for the next hundred years.

Bonhomme Richard

(8,992 posts)
16. The more I think about it the more convinced I am.
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 06:11 PM
Jul 2016

They will decide to cut their loses and replace him with Pence. Still bad for them but they can gain some control. The problem is how to do it and keep his base. Trump will have to leave on his own accord whether it be health as an excuse (all that shortness of breadth today), or threatening him with some sort of back door legal action if he doesn't. If he leaves on his own his ego will still be intact and he could say he would have won if he could have stayed in.
Caveat..LOL..this from a guy who thought that he never really wanted the job.

 

The Second Stone

(2,900 posts)
18. I can't see the older republicans voting for this ass clown
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 06:16 PM
Jul 2016

People with views like Bush Sr. are there by the millions. Are they just gonna gulp and vote for Trump? I don't think so.

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