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DetlefK

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9. Trump would NEVER abdicate and Romney has no popularity inside the GOP.

Fri Oct 18, 2019, 08:18 AM

Oct 2019

1.
For Trump to abdicate, he would first have to realize that he's not getting away with his crimes this time.
Instead, Trump fails to realize (or refuses to realize) that his actions are actually criminal. Trump has never been held accountable, so the thought of being held accountable is alien to him. He ACTUALLY thinks that he will be vindicated.

2.
Romney won the 2012 primary because all the other candidates fizzled out in some sort of scandal or gotcha-moment. Every single week a new Republican was the frontrunner, but never Romney. Romney never excited the GOP-voters. In the end, he became the GOP candidate because he was the least unelectable. He was the luke-warm compromise nobody was fully happy with.

As Trump has whipped up the republican voters into cult-like crazy, they would never be satisfied with someone as dull, effete and stiff as Romney.

Whoever comes after Trump, he must be at least as crazy as Trump or else the republican voters stay home.

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GOP 2020 ticket will be Romney/Haley [View all] Funtatlaguy Oct 2019 OP

I think you are spot on. Dream Girl Oct 2019 #1

They will never choose Romney. braddy Oct 2019 #2

Why not? And, if not him, who? Funtatlaguy Oct 2019 #3

I think they will look at Romney TheFarseer Oct 2019 #6

Correct...nt at140 Oct 2019 #26

The base and more despises Romney, there won't be a Romney or Jeb Bush. braddy Oct 2019 #10

I think Romney would like this scenario to happen TlalocW Oct 2019 #42

I think they would KentuckyWoman Oct 2019 #12

A moderate could replace Trump but Romney will never achieve 2012 again, he has no connection braddy Oct 2019 #18

Fantasy bullshit. nt LexVegas Oct 2019 #4

Why? Funtatlaguy Oct 2019 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2019 #16

K&R stonecutter357 Oct 2019 #7

Romney's Revenge PCIntern Oct 2019 #8

Trump would NEVER abdicate and Romney has no popularity inside the GOP. DetlefK Oct 2019 #9

------most realistic scenario----nt at140 Oct 2019 #28

Cruz was the candidate of Cambridge Analytica before he faded NewJeffCT Oct 2019 #36

It will be Trump. tman Oct 2019 #11

Magats philf99 Oct 2019 #13

eh Cosmocat Oct 2019 #23

LOL, no way in hell! Nt USALiberal Oct 2019 #14

I shall not seek... XRubicon Oct 2019 #15

Rational solutions, especially that one, will appall their irrational base BeyondGeography Oct 2019 #17

More wishful thinking. redstateblues Oct 2019 #19

It's possible.... bunny planet Oct 2019 #20

Interesting. Freethinker65 Oct 2019 #24

You may have something here... Zoonart Oct 2019 #33

Yes NewJeffCT Oct 2019 #37

Delusional, like these people... Baclava Oct 2019 #21

Please Cosmocat Oct 2019 #22

Exactly exboyfil Oct 2019 #29

Name the 20 GOP Senators. pintobean Oct 2019 #25

There will be no GOP Senators or 20 grantcart Oct 2019 #45

The Trumpanzees would come after him with a vengeance dalton99a Oct 2019 #27

Romney is a LOSER to the MAGAts durablend Oct 2019 #30

O holy Larry father of dog sarisataka Oct 2019 #31

Nope. It's Mattis and ... Coleman Oct 2019 #32

I hope not. Joe941 Oct 2019 #34

Dole/Duke 2020 more likely Johonny Oct 2019 #35

Not sure about Romney, but I think there's good chance we won't be running against trump. Hoyt Oct 2019 #38

I just don't see Weld or the other two currently running. Funtatlaguy Oct 2019 #39

Agree. Those few GOPers running now, aren't going anywhere. I bet they'll run Haley which would Hoyt Oct 2019 #40

I don't know about the Romney part... FM123 Oct 2019 #41

Or Kasuck and Hailey... Alliepoo Oct 2019 #43

Yep grantcart Oct 2019 #44

I have no doubt that's what Romney wants Downtown Hound Oct 2019 #46

I've been hinting at this matchup Baked Potato Oct 2019 #47

I think it will be Haley at the top of the GOP ticket if Trump is dumped. ooky Oct 2019 #48