2016 Postmortem

kstewart33

(6,551 posts) Mon Feb 22, 2016, 12:44 PM Feb 2016

A sure thing that Trump will be the Republican nominee? Maybe, if he makes one last deal.

Establishment endorsements and donations are pouring in for Rubio. He should be the formally crowned Republican Establishment candidate in the next week or two.

What if Trump waited for a few more victories and then sent the Establishment a message: Call the dogs off or: 1) I'll become the Republican nominee anyway; or if that doesn't happen, 2) I'll run as an independent and your new president will be Bernie or Hillary.

Trump has said that he would not run as an independent. But in Trump's world, pledges are smedges. And will his supporters really care if he runs as a Republican or an independent, just so long as they think he can win?

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A sure thing that Trump will be the Republican nominee? Maybe, if he makes one last deal. (Original Post) kstewart33 Feb 2016 OP

the ball is in play yourpaljoey Feb 2016 #1

Trump has them in his gold ringed hand flamingdem Feb 2016 #2

Bill and Donald are playing this brilliantly. You notice how few times randys1 Feb 2016 #3

No one is taking swings at the Don. kstewart33 Feb 2016 #5

Is he in it for the money? Red Oak Feb 2016 #4

yourpaljoey

(2,166 posts)

1. the ball is in play

Reply to kstewart33 (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 12:45 PM

Feb 2016

he is having way too much fun

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

2. Trump has them in his gold ringed hand

Reply to kstewart33 (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 12:49 PM

Feb 2016

and we're better off for it.

Trump 2016! (But not 2017)

randys1

(16,286 posts)

3. Bill and Donald are playing this brilliantly. You notice how few times

Reply to kstewart33 (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 12:50 PM

Feb 2016

the Clinton's swing at the Don.

He is gonna be rejected by the party somehow and run 3rd thus guaranteeing the WH to Hillary

UNLESS

Bernie beats Hillary...it would be poetic justice sort of

kstewart33

(6,551 posts)

5. No one is taking swings at the Don.

Reply to randys1 (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 12:59 PM

Feb 2016

Everyone is scared of him. To date, a tremendous advantage for Trump.

Red Oak

(697 posts)

4. Is he in it for the money?

Reply to kstewart33 (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 12:59 PM

Feb 2016

I've thought he might contact the powers that be and say that for a nice tidy sum he would concede at the convention for the good of the party and for a promise to not run as an Independent candidate.

Don't know how such could be legally funded, but to take a fall on the Republican nomination has to be worth some serious coin to certain people. And it may be that, for all the talk, there isn't as much money currently in the bank as is implied.

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