Posted on 07/29/2015 2:44:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
For Republicans eager to cast The Donald out of the GOP presidential primary, a warning: The only thing more difficult than a Trump in the race, may be a Trump who's no longer in the race.
The apoplexy over how much damage Trump is doing to the party brand—and its eventual non-Trump nominee—in his present role as a recalcitrant, incendiary, front-running candidate, may well be trumped (if you will) by the fulminations and machinations of an ex-candidate.
It would be one thing if Trump went graciously and serenely into surrogacy, whenever that moment came, giving a no-strings-attached endorsement to the eventual party nominee. But given everything we've seen so far—including his threats of running as a third-party candidate—that scenario seems highly improbable. More likely, Trump's nonaggression pact, let alone his endorsement, will require some careful calculations and significant Kabuki....
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I kinda assumed that.
I wonder if they had a problem with the story.
The smart ones will get on the Trump bandwagon...Trump has already ruined the GOPe...They’ll never get anywhere again with their pro amnesty, pro corporate welfare stance...Trump has let the cats out of the bag...
Too truthful?
Just googled and this link worked:
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/29/the-gops-real-pickle-ifwhen-trump-bows-out.html
The tragedy is that so many don’t realize that the absence of backbone and cajones by the McConnell, Boehner, Alexander, Cornyn, and establishment is what is really destroying the party and the brand.
Trump is only providing a contrast that exposes the real problem.
If Trumps flames out I fully expect him to endorse Ted Cruz. The signs are already there. I would hope they team up though.
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/29/the-gops-real-pickle-ifwhen-trump-bows-out.html
I’m too late.
I agree.
Ah, thanks!
Pitbulls don’t bow out.
“Damage to the GOP brand...”
Damage like what?, drawing minority voters in unprecedented numbers, when all the patronizing and pandering by the GOP-e weaklings was such a miserable failure?
Guess what. Minority voters love it when candidates are honest with them, and tell them what they really think. Even if they don’t agree with what they are saying, they like how it is being said.
And to make things even more obvious, the *majority* voters like straight talking, too.
The GOP-e weaklings come across as morticians with cold, damp, weak handshakes. Nobody likes them or respects them, and if they didn’t get huge amounts of money from unscrupulous billionaires who also have cold, damp, and weak handshakes, they would be out of office in two shakes.
It’s called “character”, you worms. You’ll never have it, but everyone is hoping that you get out of the way so that those who do have it can rise to the top.
My money is in the GOP nominating an uber-RINO, losing massively, and going extinct...right during the sure to come civil/race war.
Count on it.
The thing is, you don't have to win a majority of the minority vote to win. If you can get 15-20%, that should be enough. Yes probably 50-60% of the minority vote is hopeless, but as you said, a significant chunk do think like that.
Hard to see how Trump stays in...given that only 25-30% of Republicans even support him at this time.
LOL!
...given that only 25-30% of Republicans even support him at this time.
LOL!
“Stat Source?”
Sorry, but if he can only get 25% support, we need to look for someone else.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3318337/posts
I bet his underwear has a hatch in the back. Could be a dual purpose hatch.
Thanks.
Not sure who I will support; however, I will say Trump has only just recently thrown hat into ring, so it is likely that the support number is not fixed.
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