2016 Postmortem

NAO

(3,425 posts) Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:12 PM Oct 2016

Will Trump's fear of LOSING, LOSING HUGELY in front of the world make hin take an out and drop out?

As it stands, Trump is set to face an historic defeat in front of the entire world. Many have speculated that he doesn't even really WANT to be president.

The Big Questions are:

- Will his EGO let him drop out or bow down?

- Will his EGO let him endure an almost certain epic defeat in front of the whole world?

- Will his Narcissistic Personality Disorder keep him from perceiving the negative evidence about himself and his chances?

This race is truly one for the history books, and a election season version of "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride". We'll have to see.

I just wish this had happened later, so there would be no time for the GOP to come up with a replacement plan.

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Will Trump's fear of LOSING, LOSING HUGELY in front of the world make hin take an out and drop out? (Original Post) NAO Oct 2016 OP

Trump's narcissism won't let him contemplate the possibility that he's losing. VMA131Marine Oct 2016 #1

Narcissist generally don't countenance losing. He sees himself as "embattled" KittyWampus Oct 2016 #2

But do they really? JennyMominFL Oct 2016 #3

No. I don't think Trump is capable of imagining that he could possibly lose. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #4

Dropping out is a bigger loss Foggyhill Oct 2016 #5

Maybe, but his brand is screwed forever no matter what he does. TonyPDX Oct 2016 #6

Exactly. His brand is ruined either way, but he could extort something from GOP for dropping out NAO Oct 2016 #7

VMA131Marine

(4,139 posts)

1. Trump's narcissism won't let him contemplate the possibility that he's losing.

Reply to NAO (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:14 PM

Oct 2016

He'll be in denial to the end then blame everybody but himself.

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

2. Narcissist generally don't countenance losing. He sees himself as "embattled"

Reply to NAO (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:14 PM

Oct 2016

HE is the victim here. He's going to make somebody pay for this.

JennyMominFL

(218 posts)

3. But do they really?

Reply to NAO (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:15 PM

Oct 2016

I am in the UK and my American friends who live here just filled out their ballots. They are going out in Monday's mail. Absentee ballots and ballots to overseas voter have already gone out. Most states are already printing out ballots

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,719 posts)

4. No. I don't think Trump is capable of imagining that he could possibly lose.

Reply to NAO (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:16 PM

Oct 2016

He's such a narcissist that he believes he's winning, regardless of what is actually happening. To him all that stuff is just made-up nonsense from the Liberal Media and the Clinton campaign. He is still getting the support of the alt-right/white supremacist/low-info voter crowd and he truly believes that's enough to win.

Foggyhill

(1,060 posts)

5. Dropping out is a bigger loss

Reply to NAO (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:16 PM

Oct 2016

His brand would be done
With nothing in return
Fighting it out is the only way
I see him going
If the GOP turns on him he will take them down

TonyPDX

(962 posts)

6. Maybe, but his brand is screwed forever no matter what he does.

Reply to NAO (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:18 PM

Oct 2016

NAO

(3,425 posts)

7. Exactly. His brand is ruined either way, but he could extort something from GOP for dropping out

Reply to TonyPDX (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 02:25 PM

Oct 2016

He faces certain loss of the election and permanent damage to his brand.

BUT...he has leverage on the GOP - they desperately want him to drop out. He might make a "deal" where he can "win" somethig.

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