that will preserve his enormous ego before he can drop out. He'll stay in for as long as the media keep kissing his ass and his poll numbers stay high. Right now he has no reason to quit.

With his book coming out soon, I expect he's always been prepared for the eventual pull out.

attention, which he is unlikely to give up without a good reason.

Really, though, it wouldn't take much. The only person he needs to feel good about his actions is himself, and he seems quite adept at keeping himself pumped up.

I don't believe the corpmedia bluster as if the GOP has already resigned itself to his nomination.

BushInc hasn't even BEGUN its attack.

How PATHETIC is an SNL gig as an exit from running for President of the United States of America, though?

He's not going anywhere. Would Berlusconi drop out of a race he was leading?

You need to think like a repulsive Cialis-guzzling Narcissist to understand his motives.

All that time doing that stupid show helped him hone that skill.

rewarding to someone like him? Candidate for President of the United States or reality TV show host?

I like your reasoning on SNL. It could be spot on. Anyway, it would be nice not to see him on the TV all the time. However, if he destroys a few more republicans, then good for him, I'm all for it...

will be dropping out before primary voting begins?

voting tend to throw cold water on 'hot' alternative candidates. He knows there is a shelf life to his act, and his ego won't allow it to happen when he begins to slip in any pronounced way. He will do it so it APPEARS to be on his terms, and his terms alone. Utter BS, but, imagery is all that matters.

Yet, like Sarah Palin, he may remain on top with that crowd he hangs with.

as long as the media gives him the free campaign ads as they are now. If he ever has to pay his own way he will get out. Even with all the free publicity his numbers have started to fall.

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I have had long acquaintances with some members of the Pritzker family and have been privy to Trump's 'act' for over 3 decades.

and participated in the skit where he mocked Hispanic variety shows with a Chihuahua and everybody doing koochi-koochi and saying, "Dios Mio!1", as one of the biggest indignities he had to undergo for the sake of campaigning?

Now, nobody jump on my case, I wouldn't be here at DU if it weren't a TOTAL supporter back then and for years after the Selection, but in the years since I have realized how he foisted LIEBERMAN on us, always thought he didn't fight the Selection well or hard enough, and that he ran as a lousy candidate, not to mention what was up with the Current and the cash deal for himself.

I knew as soon as he was booked he wouldn't run.

He wouldn't have gone as far as he did in those sketches if he intended to run.

He's leading and demolishing Bush's lie about W keeping us safe. That's upping his poll numbers and giving more octane to his campaign.

And he's actually telling the truth this time.

Should he get the repug nomination he'll still lose though to whoever the Dem nominee is.

And, remember, Poppy and his cronies never gave up control of CIA…and Poppy's resume included blackmailing members of his own party if they dared to cross Nixon WH.

Pretty sure there would be a thick file on Trump.

If Trump wins the first primary, look out.

That date is still approaching.

I say he's out before end of November….at the latest.

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He's still polling well and he seems to be having a great time. Although, when all is said and done, he won't be the Republican nominee.

but if he runs against clinton, he will be president.

president trump, we better get used to it

but even the gop is admitting he has a good shot at the nom

he is at the top of the polls. and his ego is HUGE!

Especially after missing the first debate. As far as the second prediction I think he's in it as long as it appears he has a realistic chance of winning. If he begins to fade then he would get out.

these are two very disparate predictions.

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The guy has way too much ego to drop out until his numbers start to drop once
voters begin to realize he'd be a horrible President.

No way he quits. He has to fuck up bad, it wouldn't be intentional.