2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPeople, people, people! Trump does not want to be President and he doing everything he can
to not be. He just can't believe how many crazy people there are out there who would vote for him. If the GOP does not find a way to get rid of him without an out and out brawl, he will step down alleging that he has not been treated fairly and he will run as a 3rd party losing candidate as he promised long ago.
Really, he has to give up too much to be President...including paying and showing his taxes.
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)why would he even "run as a 3rd party losing candidate"?
Oh, that's right: to split the GOP vote. Got it.
eShirl
(18,466 posts)99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)snooper2
(30,151 posts)so he will come up with bullshit excuses...
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Hell, I wish I'd thought of that; it's one of the best rackets I've seen.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)The GOP is screwn this election cycle. Doesn't matter if Trump stays or they get a last minute replacement....Trump is burnt toast.
They may as well leave him in, write off this GE cycle, and dream of 2020.
In the mean time, Trump can figure out what the hell he just did with his brand, his empire, his business reputation, and his political savvy....and live with it.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)He wants to be president.
hamsterjill
(15,214 posts)He wants to be able to say he was President. He is not interested in the day to day workings of the office. It's merely an ego boost for him in my opinion.
If he were ever President (perish the thought!!!) he would delegate all responsibility, even more so than George W. ever thought about doing.
LAS14
(13,749 posts)... run. It could be he just wants out.