Politico Poll: 70% of GOP Insiders Want Donald Trump to Drop Out

[big_dog]

Source: Mediaite.com 10:14 am, August 5th, 2016

An anonymous Politico survey of key Republican insiders find a whopping 70% want their nominee Donald Trump to drop out of the presidential race. “I’d rather take our chances with nearly anyone else than continue with this certain loser who will likely cost the Senate and much more,” one Republican told Politico.

“The effect Trump is having on down-ballot races has the potential to be devastating in November,” said another. “His negative image among Hispanics, women and independents is something that could be devastating to Republicans. Trump’s divisive rhetoric to the Hispanic community at large has the potential to be devastating for years to come.”

Despite the vast majority saying they wish Trump would drop out, 58% believe that he will not. “I also wish I could lose 20 pounds, cut 5 shots off my handicap and play the piano,” snarked one New Hampshire Republican.

Still, a shockingly large minority, 40%, say they think it’s possible Trump drops out. 2% of GOP insiders think it’s more likely that Trump drops out.

Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/election-2016/poll-70-of-gop-insiders-want-trump-to-drop-out/

[Qutzupalotl]

1. As much as I despise Trump, I find this worrisome.

I want Trump to stay in and drag down Republicans in all races nationwide.

The only way to get Trump out is to convince him to quit. Business at his properties is down, his polls are tanking, fellow Republicans are turning on him...we might be witnessing an unprecedented spectacle of a nominee dropping out. Whoever they replace him with would have to be less bombastic and we would have a real fight on our hands.

So, shhh!

[Statistical]

4. Whoever they replace him with would just be falling on a sword.

A huge number of Trump voters simply would not vote for the replacement. They would concoct fantasies about how Trump was silenced blah blah blah.

The GOP would essentially only be pushing to replace Trump to save the down ticket races. It almost certainly would ensure a Hillary landslide in the Presidential race.

Still at this point that seems almost certain regardless so it becomes lose the Presidential race and the Senate and a good chunk of the House or have soemone fall on a sword and contain the damage to the Presidency only.

Honestly though Dump is too much of a narcissist to drop out. He's heeewg and a winnnnnneer.

[Drahthaardogs]

16. If Wikipedia can be trusted

Today is the last day to get your name on the ballot on NC and the 20 the is it for Ohio. A lot of states have. Sept. 1. So basically next week is it for him to drop out

[smirkymonkey]

19. Where would his supporters go?

I think he could finally be the cause for the destruction of the Republican party.

[mike_c]

2. I bet he'll drop out for money....

If Trump withdraws from the race, start looking for a payout. If they want him to quit badly enough, he might do it for a hefty price.

[olddad56]

5. he could have already made a deal with the Koch Bros to drop out if he is elected.

so their boy Pence would inherit the job.

[dembotoz]

3. not news trump was never popular with the gop establishment

trump IS popular with the base and that is what should matter

[Kaleva]

9. To win the general though, one must expand beyond the base.

And it appears that Trump is losing some of the Republican base.

[David__77]

6. I don't imagine that Trump will drop out.

I'm sure that plenty of the people who said they would like him to drop out are also publicly supporting him.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. If they tell him he must stay

and threaten to sue him to stay, then he will want to go.

He won't listen to incentives, party loyalty.

He might leave if they tell him Obama wants him to stay.

That's why it is so important that Obama shared his displeasure
with him this week. No Republican in position of authority will do
anything Obama says. And they likely don't know that he knows that.

[treestar]

8. This is insiders though

He won the primary.

[keithbvadu2]

10. Trump earned his nomination. The elites want him out.

The repub/cons base considers him to be the most credible of all the GOP candidates.

[forest444]

11. Yes, well, they should know that all nominations come with a Pottery Barn clause:

You broke it, you own it.

[Gore1FL]

12. I wonder if Alf Landon has any grandchildren willing to run in his place. n/t

[INdemo]

13. And the other 30% that want him to keep going lives here in Indiana

[trusty elf]

14. Choke on it, repubs!

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[Kathy M]

15. RNC knew who ? what they were geting when he entered race

One of my questions always have been was he supposed to drop out sooner ? Or is he being a show man for the most amount of free media ? Or a money scam .......

Link lists all the times Don has run for president ....1st he considers 1987 - 1988

Then enters in 2000 on Reform ticket ...... 2011 He does the birth certificate thing announces he will not run ..... 2015 enters for this campaign

http://www.tvguide.com/news/donald-trump-presidential-campaign-timeline/

Don has played around with politics .... even from behind the scenes and the people around him

" Reagan is how Stone got introduced to Trump: In 1979, Stone came to New York to help Reagan's longshot effort to win the state's primary. "New York was Bush country," Stone said. "Trump let us use his plane, let us use phones, let us use office spaces he didn't even own ... We got to be friendly, and in 1981 when we founded Black, Manafort and Stone" -- Stone's former lobbying firm with Charlie Black and Manafort -- the Trump organization was among our first clients." In 1999, Stone helped lead Trump's presidential bid on the Reform Party ticket."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/19/politics/roger-stone-donald-trump/

[geek tragedy]

17. They have to carry him to full term. They need to take responsibliity for their decisions.

They need to preserve the sanctity of the nominating process, and there's no health of the party exception.

[onecent]

18. Yippee.....