Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:40 AM

If l'affaire Khan were to force Trump to drop out, how would the Republicans

pick a replacement? And what Republican in his or her right mind is going to take one for the team?

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If l'affaire Khan were to force Trump to drop out, how would the Republicans (Original post)	KingCharlemagne	Jul 2016	OP
It won't	rjsquirrel	Jul 2016	#1
Yeah, I hear ya. Im wondering if Trump sees the sestruction if both his brand and	KingCharlemagne	Jul 2016	#5
it's not happening.	unblock	Jul 2016	#2
Someone once said (maybe a Japanese General or Admiral during	KingCharlemagne	Jul 2016	#3
"i fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."	unblock	Jul 2016	#12
Thank you so much for annotating my comment. As I grow older, it never ceases to amaze me	KingCharlemagne	Jul 2016	#14
Plus if he drops out, the nom would fall to Pence	SwankyXomb	Jul 2016	#6
not that it would happen, but the republican party committee would choose.	unblock	Jul 2016	#11
Trump dropping out would be a disaster	TeddyR	Jul 2016	#4
Yeah. My question is how they get from Trump bailing to Kasich (or	KingCharlemagne	Jul 2016	#7
Kasich prob wouldn't accept	TeddyR	Jul 2016	#8
I think Cruz has his eyes set on 2020, which will be a referendum on	KingCharlemagne	Jul 2016	#10
He isn't going to drop out.	LisaL	Jul 2016	#9
Drop out?	oberliner	Jul 2016	#13
I believe it is imperative that Trump stays in.	NCTraveler	Jul 2016	#15
Why would he drop out?	LisaL	Jul 2016	#16
If he saw not only his presidential ambitions but also his brand start to self-destruct, he might	KingCharlemagne	Jul 2016	#17

Response to KingCharlemagne (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:44 AM

rjsquirrel (4,762 posts)

1. It won't

By what mechanism? Nope, they broke it and they bought it. He's far too narcissistic to drop out.

I love the Khans.

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Response to rjsquirrel (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:56 AM

KingCharlemagne (7,908 posts)

5. Yeah, I hear ya. Im wondering if Trump sees the sestruction if both his brand and

his presidential ambitions, whether he might bail. If he were to do so, what would the Republicans do?

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Response to KingCharlemagne (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:46 AM

unblock (51,388 posts)

2. it's not happening.

general elections have shown landslides with no one withdrawing.

1972, mcgovern got all of 17 electoral votes

1984, mondale got only 13.

both stuck it out.

trump will get far more electoral votes even in our best realistic case scenario.

aside from the fact that his ego won't let him quit, he can always tell himself he's one hillary "scandal" away from winning.

right up until he loses.

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Response to unblock (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:53 AM

KingCharlemagne (7,908 posts)

3. Someone once said (maybe a Japanese General or Admiral during

World War II?) that the American people are slow to rouse but, once aroused, are an unstoppable mass.

L'affaire Khan has the potential to drive Trump's support nationally down into the teens.

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Response to KingCharlemagne (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:15 AM

unblock (51,388 posts)

12. "i fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."

it's a quote from a movie, not verified to have happened in real life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto%27s_sleeping_giant_quote

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Response to unblock (Reply #12)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:46 AM

KingCharlemagne (7,908 posts)

14. Thank you so much for annotating my comment. As I grow older, it never ceases to amaze me

how my memory of events and knowledge of history blend in so seamlessly with cinema.

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Response to unblock (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:58 AM

SwankyXomb (2,030 posts)

6. Plus if he drops out, the nom would fall to Pence

And then the Kochs would jump in with both wallets, and we don't need that.

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Response to SwankyXomb (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:11 AM

unblock (51,388 posts)

11. not that it would happen, but the republican party committee would choose.

not clear at all that they would go with pence.

also not clear that the kochs would waste their money. if there is a replacement candidate, it would be very, very hard for them to win.

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Response to KingCharlemagne (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:53 AM

TeddyR (2,493 posts)

4. Trump dropping out would be a disaster

Because there would be a much higher chance of a Republican president. For example, polls consistently showed Kasich beating Hillary

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Response to TeddyR (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:59 AM

KingCharlemagne (7,908 posts)

7. Yeah. My question is how they get from Trump bailing to Kasich (or

anyone else) becoming the nominee.

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Response to KingCharlemagne (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:03 AM

TeddyR (2,493 posts)

8. Kasich prob wouldn't accept

Cruz might though. No idea on the mechanics.

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Response to TeddyR (Reply #8)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:07 AM

KingCharlemagne (7,908 posts)

10. I think Cruz has his eyes set on 2020, which will be a referendum on

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Hillary's first term. The die hard Trumpsters wont vote for him this go-round. Same goes for Kasich. So who would take one for the team this time?

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Response to KingCharlemagne (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:07 AM

LisaL (44,830 posts)

9. He isn't going to drop out.

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Response to KingCharlemagne (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:17 AM

oberliner (58,724 posts)

13. Drop out?

It will actually solidify his support among his base.

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Response to KingCharlemagne (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:48 AM

NCTraveler (30,481 posts)

15. I believe it is imperative that Trump stays in.

There are a number of people I would hate to see running on their side.

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Response to KingCharlemagne (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:49 AM

LisaL (44,830 posts)

16. Why would he drop out?

He have been saying bizarre things from the start. And he got the nomination anyway. Why in the world would he drop out?

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Response to LisaL (Reply #16)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:54 AM

KingCharlemagne (7,908 posts)

17. If he saw not only his presidential ambitions but also his brand start to self-destruct, he might

be convinced to bail by the party pooh- bahs.

I think the Khan Affair might just awaken Americans' decency gene (apologies for the mixed metaphor) and brand Trump with eternal opprobrium, much like Joseph McCarthy, eponymous creator of "McCarthyism."

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