2016 Postmortem

nolabear

(41,984 posts) Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:27 PM Oct 2016

MSNBC! Romney about to speak but Trump already asked to drop out.

This is going to be good. ONE guy in the crowd screaming at him. Can't wait to hear what Romney has to say!

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MSNBC! Romney about to speak but Trump already asked to drop out. (Original Post) nolabear Oct 2016 OP

So according to many here on DU it's too late for Trump to drop out book_worm Oct 2016 #1

Good question. But it can't be too late. They can't force him to run. nolabear Oct 2016 #4

People do't vote for a party relayerbob Oct 2016 #11

Desperate attempt to save face?? Siwsan Oct 2016 #5

Exactly Andy823 Oct 2016 #14

Trump wants the office, republicans want the reins asiliveandbreathe Oct 2016 #7

What part of Narcissist Sociopath does Vox not understand? GeorgeGist Oct 2016 #18

They think standing by Trump will hurt their reelection prospects. displacedtexan Oct 2016 #9

Trump can still drop. It's too late not to remove Trump name from the ballot. clutterbox1830 Oct 2016 #12

Because they are childish, reactive morons Cosmocat Oct 2016 #16

screaming what gabeana Oct 2016 #2

Yeah, a US Rep announced he was withdrawing support... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #3

Loud boos. I don't know what the words might have been. Romney must be sweating. nolabear Oct 2016 #6

Romney just said, "Our women" displacedtexan Oct 2016 #13

Romney jumped ship weeks ago. anamandujano Oct 2016 #15

I caught that, too! That's not much less demeaning that some of Trump's schtick. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2016 #17

So help me it sounds as though he's not going to say anything. nolabear Oct 2016 #8

Self-reply. He's addressing it in the most mealymouthed way. nolabear Oct 2016 #10

The GOP picked this train wreck and I would be really pissed avebury Oct 2016 #19

book_worm

(15,951 posts)

1. So according to many here on DU it's too late for Trump to drop out

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:28 PM

Oct 2016

why then are all these GOPers calling on him to quit?

nolabear

(41,984 posts)

4. Good question. But it can't be too late. They can't force him to run.

Reply to book_worm (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:30 PM

Oct 2016

There have to be really strange options. I think the GOP has long since bailed and is now trying very hard to configure something that will leave the party only badly wounded and not utterly destroyed.

relayerbob

(6,544 posts)

11. People do't vote for a party

Reply to nolabear (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:35 PM

Oct 2016

They vote for an individual. The party is a convenience only. The name on the ballot is Donald Trump. Period. Game over

Siwsan

(26,263 posts)

5. Desperate attempt to save face??

Reply to book_worm (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:30 PM

Oct 2016

That's my guess.

Andy823

(11,495 posts)

14. Exactly

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:44 PM

Oct 2016

They need voters to "think" they are still the "moral majority", even though Trump has shown they aren't. Those in tight races this year are doing all they can to get away from having to explain their support for Trump. The knew what he was, and they still supported him, so it won't be easy to get out from under his stench.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

7. Trump wants the office, republicans want the reins

Reply to book_worm (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:31 PM

Oct 2016

http://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2016/10/6/13184492/flip-ticket-trump-pence-constitution

.....snip....

The first step of The Flip must begin very soon — ideally, this week or next. At a joint press conference, Pence and Trump should with fanfare announce that, if they win in November, Pence will be in charge, thanks to the rules laid down by the Constitution’s 25th Amendment, which was ratified in 1967 after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

18. What part of Narcissist Sociopath does Vox not understand?

Reply to asiliveandbreathe (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:49 PM

Oct 2016

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)

9. They think standing by Trump will hurt their reelection prospects.

Reply to book_worm (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:34 PM

Oct 2016

They don't actually care about women; if they did, they wouldn't keep talking about "comments" or "remarks" made by Trump and instead call them what they are: confessions of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault.

People my age quote this often: It doesn't take a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

clutterbox1830

(395 posts)

12. Trump can still drop. It's too late not to remove Trump name from the ballot.

Reply to book_worm (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:36 PM

Oct 2016

The rules are murky, but I believe the party rules applies the same way if the Republican candidate drops out, dies, or is incapacitated.

There are two ways for the Republicans to re-nominate a candidate if Trump drops out. 1) They could reconvene at another convention and have all of the 2,472 delegates vote, or 2) the 168-member committee could decide with each member getting a portion of votes based on the population of the state they represent. Number 2 seems like a more likely scenario.

http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/heres-what-happens-if-donald-trump-drops-out-of-presidential-race/

That's why you are seeing R calling for him to drop out. Don't quote me, but there seems to be a technicality which may allow R to select a new representative if the original candidate party garner enough EC votes in the GE.

Cosmocat

(14,564 posts)

16. Because they are childish, reactive morons

Reply to book_worm (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:14 PM

Oct 2016

He can "drop out" but he is going to be in the ballot because states are about to or already have started early and absentee voting.

gabeana

(3,166 posts)

2. screaming what

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:28 PM

Oct 2016

A trump supporter

Wounded Bear

(58,662 posts)

3. Yeah, a US Rep announced he was withdrawing support...

Reply to gabeana (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:30 PM

Oct 2016

and getting booed from the crowd.

nolabear

(41,984 posts)

6. Loud boos. I don't know what the words might have been. Romney must be sweating.

Reply to gabeana (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:31 PM

Oct 2016

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)

13. Romney just said, "Our women"

Reply to nolabear (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:37 PM

Oct 2016

It's insulting to "our" women? It's impossible for me to believe that someone who boasted about having "binders full of women" really cares about Donald Trump"s behavior.

anamandujano

(7,004 posts)

15. Romney jumped ship weeks ago.

Reply to displacedtexan (Reply #13)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:12 PM

Oct 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512420425

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/9/15/1570702/-Romney-Remarks-Bash-Trump-in-Signs-for-LDS-Community

The 3 x 8 banners say;

“Donald Trump is a phony and a fraud” — Mitt Romney

Trump “would balloon the deficit and national debt” — Mitt Romney

Trump’s “domestic policies would lead to recession — Mitt Romney

Trump “lacks temperament to be president” — Mitt Romney

“Dishonesty is Trump’s hallmark” — Mitt Romney

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,838 posts)

17. I caught that, too! That's not much less demeaning that some of Trump's schtick.

Reply to displacedtexan (Reply #13)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:23 PM

Oct 2016

nolabear

(41,984 posts)

8. So help me it sounds as though he's not going to say anything.

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:32 PM

Oct 2016

nolabear

(41,984 posts)

10. Self-reply. He's addressing it in the most mealymouthed way.

Reply to nolabear (Reply #8)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:35 PM

Oct 2016

Figures.

avebury

(10,952 posts)

19. The GOP picked this train wreck and I would be really pissed

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:52 PM

Oct 2016

off if they get a do over because they finally figure out that they picked a train wreck.

They put him on the top of the ticket and they need to face the consequence of the decision.

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