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hedda_foil

(16,375 posts) Mon Aug 7, 2017, 12:32 AM Aug 2017

Let's pretend Trump doesn't run for a second term on the Republican ticket (humor me here)

Any reason will do, from impeachment to quitting in a huff to his party ditches the ahole and nominates someone else.

What do you think are the chances that PINO runs as a third party... the TRUMP party, of course? And if so, he could win with a sliver of a plurality against an establishment R and a Democrat of any persuasion? And then what? Gutterdämmerung?

This scenario has gotten under my skin.

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Let's pretend Trump doesn't run for a second term on the Republican ticket (humor me here) (Original Post) hedda_foil Aug 2017 OP

I've totally given up making sense out of anything happening the past six months. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #1

I hear you loud and clear. hedda_foil Aug 2017 #2

He has little chance of winning as a third party candidate and he'd ensure the Republican candidate PoliticAverse Aug 2017 #3

Yes, exactly. He'd only steal certain votes from a Republican candidate - NOT a dem candidate. anneboleyn Aug 2017 #7

Depends on reasons why. mwooldri Aug 2017 #4

Democrats and the Republicans would finally get together and patricia92243 Aug 2017 #5

He won't last until Christmas katmondoo Aug 2017 #6

NRaleighLiberal

(60,026 posts)

1. I've totally given up making sense out of anything happening the past six months.

Reply to hedda_foil (Original post)

Mon Aug 7, 2017, 12:38 AM

Aug 2017

It is too far beyond belief - so I can't even wrap my head around any scenario ahead.

You can find me in the garden!

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)

2. I hear you loud and clear.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 7, 2017, 12:41 AM

Aug 2017

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

3. He has little chance of winning as a third party candidate and he'd ensure the Republican candidate

Reply to hedda_foil (Original post)

Mon Aug 7, 2017, 12:56 AM

Aug 2017

wouldn't win either. Voters that voted Democratic in 2016 wouldn't switch to Trump and
the Independents wouldn't show up in larger numbers and vote for Trump. He wouldn't even
get all the voters who supported him in 2016 back.

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)

7. Yes, exactly. He'd only steal certain votes from a Republican candidate - NOT a dem candidate.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 7, 2017, 09:27 AM

Aug 2017

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)

4. Depends on reasons why.

Reply to hedda_foil (Original post)

Mon Aug 7, 2017, 01:01 AM

Aug 2017

If he resigns first, no he won't run again. But I don't think he will.

If he is impeached and removed, then it's 50/50, but I'd gamble on him not running if impeached.

If he is simply "de-selected", or the Republicans have a primary and someone beats him then yes he will go independent.

He could also quit the Republicans and register as a Democrat in 2019.

Who knows with this guy? He's nuts!

patricia92243

(12,605 posts)

5. Democrats and the Republicans would finally get together and

Reply to hedda_foil (Original post)

Mon Aug 7, 2017, 01:13 AM

Aug 2017

impeach the fool - or at least block any and all his crazy legislation.

katmondoo

(6,457 posts)

6. He won't last until Christmas

Reply to hedda_foil (Original post)

Mon Aug 7, 2017, 09:23 AM

Aug 2017

How, may I ask will he make it through the indictments that will surely come soon? I do not understand people thinking he could still be here as President until 2018. That is the thinking that he is normal, HE IS NOT!

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