Posted on 01/31/2019 9:44:14 AM PST by Coleus
On New Years Day this year, I predicted in a column published here that under pressure of various governmental investigations, Donald Trump will be compelled to resign from the presidency before the end of 2019. The recent disclosures regarding these investigations have strengthened my position.
Upon Trumps resignation from the presidency, Vice President Mike Pence will become the president. Pence, however, will be a very poor reelection prospect in 2020.
Mike and Karen Pence, his wife, have a well-deserved reputation for extremism on social issues, particularly on issues affecting gay and lesbian voters. The Pences possess a kook factor they wont be able to shake loose due to their advocacy of far-right social issue positions.
So the search will be on for an alternative 2020 Republican presidential candidate to Mike Pence. Given the ability of the Trump base to veto any such alternative, the Pence opponent must not be somebody identified as a Trump adversary. That rules out former Ohio Gov. John Kasich or Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse.
The Republican who will emerge as the opponent to Pence will be none other than former Gov. Chris Christie, a man of irrepressible ambition who has never relinquished his presidential aspirations. And his service in the 2016 Trump campaign ensures his acceptability to the Trump base.
In case youre wondering, this is not an endorsement. If youve read my commentary before, you know that no New Jersey Republican criticized both Christies tenure as governor and his failed 2016 presidential run more vehemently than I.
Yet, I must be dispassionate and divorce my personal views of Christie from any assessment as to his past performance and his future viability as a candidate for the White House.
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...
What recent disclosures?
Writing of this caliber is why the Star Ledger is about a half hour from going out of business.
Chris Christie will be seen as the guy relaxing on a beach he closed to the public. Another will be a big traffic jam because of a bridge he had closed.
Alan J. Steinberg is out in left field with this supposition. Trump will not be resigning in 2019. Even if Trump for some reason is not able to finish his term, Pence would be a suitable replacement. As far as Chris Christy is concerned, he can forget ever being elected President. Republican voters just do not vote that way. If he were the candidate, it would insure a democratic victory.
Typo. They mean 2024.
Laurel and Hardy!
Objective is for Trump to spend money and time on the primaries. Making it easier for dems
“I predicted in a column published here that under pressure of various governmental investigations, Donald Trump will be compelled to resign from the presidency before the end of 2019”
I also have a prediction:
If Trump is not allowed to serve his full term as president, those of us who elected him will become a multi-million man armed militia and come to Washington to take out the trash.
It is better to die free than to live under tyranny. Aspiring tyrants better beware. Anyone who supports an unjust, dishonest impeachment will be signing their own death warrant.
Trump will be the President until 2027. The supreme court will rule that he gets 2 extra years for the spygate and the Special Prosecutor abuse and lying.
Total nonsense. Trump will not be resigning.
Good point. There are a lot of reasons this is so, but just one is that capitalism doesn’t work without trust and where there is no goodness there is no trust.
I mean, seriously, what social leftist politician in either party pushes for fiscal responsibility ? They are as elusive as unicorns.
Chris Christie has a much better chance of making commercials for Nutrisystem than winning nomination.
Typo. They mean 2024.>>>
The author of the article thinks trump will resign this year in 2019
On New Years Day this year, I predicted in a column published here that under pressure of various governmental investigations, Donald Trump will be compelled to resign from the presidency before the end of 2019. The recent disclosures regarding these investigations have strengthened my position.
Upon Trumps resignation from the presidency, Vice President Mike Pence will become the president. Pence, however, will be a very poor reelection prospect in 2020.
Demagogic Party nimrod Alan J. Steinberg: On New Years Day this year, I predicted in a column published here that under pressure of various governmental investigations, Donald Trump will be compelled to resign from the presidency before the end of 2019.
You forgot the [Barf Alert]
This article is so full of deluded hypotheticals that there isn't any need to worry about Christie "winning" anything. Trump isn't going to resign and Christie won't be challenging him (or Pence) in 2020.
While we're on the subject, I never understood why Christie and Giuliani, two liberal Republicans well to the Left of Mitt Romney or John McCain, have a small but dedicated fanbase around here. They deserve half a clap for being better than the Democrat alternatives in NJ and NYC (as Romney was in MA), but that isn't saying much.
Forget that Cristie Cream is “close with RINOs”
BRIDGEGATE, he left office less popular than dog poop, he’s not viable, period.
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