2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDid Some GOP Hope Trump Would 'Tank' So He'd Drop Out?
John King dropped this little-noticed bombshell in last night's debate analysis: there are Republicans who were praying that Trump would "tank" last night, so he would drop out of the race and leave them to try to win House and Senate races without the anchor of his loser-hood dragging them all down.
http://crooksandliars.com/2016/10/did-some-gop-hope-trump-would-tank-so-hed
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)after the pussy tape about what to do if they could get rid of him, just needed him even weaker and demoralized. Never too desperate and late for hope, I guess.
duncang
(1,907 posts)Cruz, rubio you missed your chance to jump ship. Its rubio's turn to do phone banks for dipshit for a make America great photo op.
TBA
(825 posts)I think they hoped he would win and then get impeached after The Trump U fraud case convicts him of fraud.
Then they could have Pence as President.
I also think that is why Pence has stuck with him.
I have no real evidence here... just my speculation.
pnwmom
(108,978 posts)If not Trump University, then something else . . . he'd probably say something impeachable the first time he opened his mouth.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)he gets slammed with Trump University, doing business with Cuba, Trump Foundation scams, etc.
Rather than throw him in jail, leave him penniless, humiliated and a national pariah.
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)of solving a problem with critical thinking.
Txbluedog
(1,128 posts)At 12:30 on Inauguration Day when he tweets the launch codes