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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 04:11 PM Oct 2016

Did 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
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Did Some GOP Hope Trump Would 'Tank' So He'd Drop Out? (Original Post) UCmeNdc Oct 2016 OP
Seems entirely credible. They rushed to speculation Hortensis Oct 2016 #1
If nothing else it would give some more time to escape the dipshit duncang Oct 2016 #2
My theory... TBA Oct 2016 #3
I've thought that for a long time. pnwmom Oct 2016 #4
I just hope after he loses NewJeffCT Oct 2016 #5
That would save them the impossibilism ... GeorgeGist Oct 2016 #6
Please he's going to commit his first impeachable offense Txbluedog Oct 2016 #7

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
1. Seems entirely credible. They rushed to speculation
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 04:17 PM
Oct 2016

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)
2. If nothing else it would give some more time to escape the dipshit
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 04:20 PM
Oct 2016

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)
3. My theory...
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 04:21 PM
Oct 2016

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)
4. I've thought that for a long time.
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 04:27 PM
Oct 2016

If not Trump University, then something else . . . he'd probably say something impeachable the first time he opened his mouth.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
5. I just hope after he loses
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 04:35 PM
Oct 2016

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.

 

Txbluedog

(1,128 posts)
7. Please he's going to commit his first impeachable offense
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 06:28 PM
Oct 2016

At 12:30 on Inauguration Day when he tweets the launch codes

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