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rjsquirrel

(4,762 posts)
1. It won't
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:44 AM
Jul 2016

By what mechanism? Nope, they broke it and they bought it. He's far too narcissistic to drop out.

I love the Khans.

 

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)
5. Yeah, I hear ya. Im wondering if Trump sees the sestruction if both his brand and
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:56 AM
Jul 2016

his presidential ambitions, whether he might bail. If he were to do so, what would the Republicans do?

unblock

(51,974 posts)
2. it's not happening.
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:46 AM
Jul 2016

general elections have shown landslides with no one withdrawing.

1972, mcgovern got all of 17 electoral votes

1984, mondale got only 13.

both stuck it out.

trump will get far more electoral votes even in our best realistic case scenario.

aside from the fact that his ego won't let him quit, he can always tell himself he's one hillary "scandal" away from winning.

right up until he loses.

 

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)
3. Someone once said (maybe a Japanese General or Admiral during
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:53 AM
Jul 2016

World War II?) that the American people are slow to rouse but, once aroused, are an unstoppable mass.

L'affaire Khan has the potential to drive Trump's support nationally down into the teens.

unblock

(51,974 posts)
12. "i fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:15 AM
Jul 2016

it's a quote from a movie, not verified to have happened in real life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto%27s_sleeping_giant_quote


 

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)
14. Thank you so much for annotating my comment. As I grow older, it never ceases to amaze me
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:46 AM
Jul 2016

how my memory of events and knowledge of history blend in so seamlessly with cinema.

SwankyXomb

(2,030 posts)
6. Plus if he drops out, the nom would fall to Pence
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:58 AM
Jul 2016

And then the Kochs would jump in with both wallets, and we don't need that.

unblock

(51,974 posts)
11. not that it would happen, but the republican party committee would choose.
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:11 AM
Jul 2016

not clear at all that they would go with pence.

also not clear that the kochs would waste their money. if there is a replacement candidate, it would be very, very hard for them to win.

 

TeddyR

(2,493 posts)
4. Trump dropping out would be a disaster
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:53 AM
Jul 2016

Because there would be a much higher chance of a Republican president. For example, polls consistently showed Kasich beating Hillary

 

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)
7. Yeah. My question is how they get from Trump bailing to Kasich (or
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:59 AM
Jul 2016

anyone else) becoming the nominee.

 

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)
10. I think Cruz has his eyes set on 2020, which will be a referendum on
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:07 AM
Jul 2016

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Hillary's first term. The die hard Trumpsters wont vote for him this go-round. Same goes for Kasich. So who would take one for the team this time?

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
15. I believe it is imperative that Trump stays in.
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:48 AM
Jul 2016

There are a number of people I would hate to see running on their side.

LisaL

(44,962 posts)
16. Why would he drop out?
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:49 AM
Jul 2016

He have been saying bizarre things from the start. And he got the nomination anyway. Why in the world would he drop out?

 

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)
17. If he saw not only his presidential ambitions but also his brand start to self-destruct, he might
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:54 AM
Jul 2016

be convinced to bail by the party pooh- bahs.

I think the Khan Affair might just awaken Americans' decency gene (apologies for the mixed metaphor) and brand Trump with eternal opprobrium, much like Joseph McCarthy, eponymous creator of "McCarthyism."

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