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2016 Postmortem

sofa king

(10,857 posts)

5. I passed.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sat Jul 30, 2016, 11:47 AM

Jul 2016

I think the national security violations that Donald Trump has committed in the past 100 hours will be used to gently walk him straight out of the race. I think that he will step out either this Friday or next, and I think that the RNC will try to nominate Paul Ryan in his place. Ryan may be too smart to do that, in which case we may see the return of Jeb!

I am definitely not 100% on this, however I consider it more likely than not that Trump's severe national security mistakes (asking the Russians to commit espionage, telling crowds of people what he learned in his first classified Presidential Daily Briefing) will require the national security apparatus of the United States to attempt to compel him to leave. They can be quite persuasive, I am told.

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Do you think Trump will chicken out of the debates? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 OP

They won't let him, but unless the debate rules are carefully setup, it will be an ugly still_one Jul 2016 #1

They can't compel him to debate. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #2

Maybe not compel him, but I am sure the rnc will exert a lot of pressure on him still_one Jul 2016 #4

Frankly, I think he's shitting himself. MADem Jul 2016 #9

I like that analysis MA still_one Jul 2016 #11

How many minutes into the debate will he come out with "Crooked Hillary"... Rosco T. Jul 2016 #10

That is a given, but at the same token he is going to be in for the surprise of his life still_one Jul 2016 #12

His white wing supporters expect him to debate, and think he will slam HRC, Obama, and Democrats Hoyt Jul 2016 #3

I passed. sofa king Jul 2016 #5

I think he's deathly afraid a moderator will demand specificity or point out the lies. Shrike47 Jul 2016 #6

A lot depends on polls I think piechartking Jul 2016 #7

He has been successful in refusing to release his tax returns. I can totally see him refusing to gratefultobelib Jul 2016 #8

He will show for the first one workinclasszero Jul 2016 #13

Yes, and then blame Hillary. louis-t Jul 2016 #14

I think he'll show up, try to be "presidential" and she will feed his fingertips to the wolverines. nolabear Jul 2016 #15

He'll try... The larger question--who the hell would WANT to moderate? hlthe2b Jul 2016 #16

Trump is a coward Gothmog Jul 2016 #17

He'll Come Up with a Reason... LonghornJack Jul 2016 #18