Senior GOP Officials Exploring Options if Trump Drops Out

[Somerville]

What if the Trumpster decides he's had enough fun and will make more money with a new 'reality' TV show? One day he just says "Screw it, I'm outta here!". What will the True Believers do at that point?

Senior GOP Officials Exploring Options if Trump Drops Out

Republican officials are exploring how to handle a scenario that would be unthinkable in a normal election year: What would happen if the party's presidential nominee dropped out? ABC News has learned that senior party officials are so frustrated — and confused — by Donald Trump's erratic behavior that they are exploring how to replace him on the ballot if he drops out.

So how would it work?

First, Trump would have to voluntarily exit the race. Officials say there is no mechanism for forcing him to withdraw his nomination. (Trump has not given any indications that he no longer wants to be his party's nominee.) Then it would be up to the 168 members of the Republican National Committee to choose a successor, though the process is complicated.

 

[TheGoverness]

What if the Trumpster decides he's had enough fun and will make more money with a new 'reality' TV show? One day he just says "Screw it, I'm outta here!". What will the True Believers do at that point?

Trump's not gonna drop out. He's in it for the long haul.

His massive ego won't allow him to drop out.

 

[Jack Fabulous]

Another piece of speculative non-news that somehow manages to make the leap from the op-ed section to the "hard news" section? Seriously, this is getting out of hand.

 

[joG]

What if the Trumpster decides he's had enough fun and will make more money with a new 'reality' TV show? One day he just says "Screw it, I'm outta here!". What will the True Believers do at that point?

He is certainly getting extra coverage out of this.

 

[Glen Contrarian]

Trump's not gonna drop out. He's in it for the long haul.

His massive ego won't allow him to drop out.

Wanna bet? Tell you what - if he doesn't drop out but instead stays in until the election's over with, I'll say really nice things about Texas, the Dallas Cowboys (whom I despise almost as much as the NY Yankees), and - worst of all - admit that Texas BBQ is better than Mississippi pit BBQ...and I do take my BBQ seriously!

But if Trump drops out, you say really nice things about the Puget Sound area of Washington state, the Seattle Seahawks, and admit that Mississippi pit BBQ is better than Texas BBQ (which it most certainly IS).

How about it?

 

[poweRob]

Wanna bet? Tell you what - if he doesn't drop out but instead stays in until the election's over with, I'll say really nice things about Texas, the Dallas Cowboys (whom I despise almost as much as the NY Yankees), and - worst of all - admit that Texas BBQ is better than Mississippi pit BBQ...and I do take my BBQ seriously!

But if Trump drops out, you say really nice things about the Puget Sound area of Washington state, the Seattle Seahawks, and admit that Mississippi pit BBQ is better than Texas BBQ (which it most certainly IS).

How about it?

You've just lost all my respect for you when you leveraged BBQ. BBQ isn't to be toyed with like that.

 

[Beaudreaux]

Wanna bet? Tell you what - if he doesn't drop out but instead stays in until the election's over with, I'll say really nice things about Texas, the Dallas Cowboys (whom I despise almost as much as the NY Yankees), and - worst of all - admit that Texas BBQ is better than Mississippi pit BBQ...and I do take my BBQ seriously!

But if Trump drops out, you say really nice things about the Puget Sound area of Washington state, the Seattle Seahawks, and admit that Mississippi pit BBQ is better than Texas BBQ (which it most certainly IS).

How about it?

You're from Mississippi? That explains a hell of a lot if you are... :shock: Plus, North Carolina BBQ with an Eastern NC vinegar based sauce is the best - just to keep the record straight.

As for the OP, no, he isn't going anywhere. But, if he were anyone else, I would actually believe that he's intentionally trying to lose.

 

[Chomsky]

Trump's not going to drop.

This place smells like BBQ!

 

[Glen Contrarian]

You're from Mississippi? That explains a hell of a lot if you are... :shock: Plus, North Carolina BBQ with an Eastern NC vinegar based sauce is the best - just to keep the record straight.

As for the OP, no, he isn't going anywhere. But, if he were anyone else, I would actually believe that he's intentionally trying to lose.

:lol:

Sorry, can't stand that vinegary sauce y'all like. I gotta have that BBQ that leaves me sweatin' and cryin' and smilin' all at the same time - gotta have that sweet, spicy sauce! Speaking of which, I grew up down in the MS Delta, but I live close to Seattle now - I'll never live in MS again. Period. (It's a long story - I miss the land, the weather, and especially the food, but I can't stand the racism - once you see it for what it is, it almost suffocates you)

And as I keep telling the others, I sincerely hope the GOP can recover from this, but I don't think they will for at least a decade. The problem with the self-inflicted marginalization of the GOP is that as much as a left-wing liberal like me prefers the Dems, without the GOP to balance things out, we'd essentially have one-party rule - and that's never a good thing.

 

[MaggieD]

What if the Trumpster decides he's had enough fun and will make more money with a new 'reality' TV show? One day he just says "Screw it, I'm outta here!". What will the True Believers do at that point?

And the more the left-wing media and politicos complain? The more votes DT garners.

 

[Mason66]

You're from Mississippi? That explains a hell of a lot if you are... :shock: Plus, North Carolina BBQ with an Eastern NC vinegar based sauce is the best - just to keep the record straight.

As for the OP, no, he isn't going anywhere. But, if he were anyone else, I would actually believe that he's intentionally trying to lose.

It does seem that way doesn't it.

Why can't he keep his mouth shut for just one day and concentrate on the task at hand?

 

[Beaudreaux]

Trump's not going to drop.

This place smells like BBQ!

:lol:

Sorry, can't stand that vinegary sauce y'all like. I gotta have that BBQ that leaves me sweatin' and cryin' and smilin' all at the same time - gotta have that sweet, spicy sauce! Speaking of which, I grew up down in the MS Delta, but I live close to Seattle now - I'll never live in MS again. Period. (It's a long story - I miss the land, the weather, and especially the food, but I can't stand the racism - once you see it for what it is, it almost suffocates you)

And as I keep telling the others, I sincerely hope the GOP can recover from this, but I don't think they will for at least a decade. The problem with the self-inflicted marginalization of the GOP is that as much as a left-wing liberal like me prefers the Dems, without the GOP to balance things out, we'd essentially have one-party rule - and that's never a good thing.

Something I think we can all agree upon:

 

[Glen Contrarian]

You've just lost all my respect for you when you leveraged BBQ. BBQ isn't to be toyed with like that.

I have to consider myself thoroughly and properly chastised, something right out of Full Metal Jacket:

 

[Chomsky]

That's it!

I can't take it, anymore!

I'm getting BBQ for dinner! :lamo

 

[Beaudreaux]

It does seem that way doesn't it.

Why can't he keep his mouth shut for just one day and concentrate on the task at hand?

Good question. He could beat Hillary if he'd just shut up about the crazy crap and only talk about the issues. How many times in a politicians life time do they actually get a major endorsement of their claims by the facts - the latest economic report showed that what Trump had been saying about a sluggish economy, lack of good jobs, and all the rest, was true. Did he say anything about that? Hell no - instead, he complained about a crying baby, bitched that a father of a fallen hero doesn't like him, decided to do a "nany, nany, booboo" to Speaker Ryan and Senator McCain about endorsements, and just basically doubled down on acting like a spoiled 13 year old girl.

 

[poweRob]

Something I think we can all agree upon:

Depends on the BBQ.

I think Stephen Colbert does it right when he scolds North Carolina for their ****ty vinegar-based BBQ as compared to his home state's South Carolina mustard-based BBQ. He's absolutely right.

 

[poweRob]

You're from Mississippi? That explains a hell of a lot if you are... :shock: Plus, North Carolina BBQ with an Eastern NC vinegar based sauce is the best - just to keep the record straight.

As for the OP, no, he isn't going anywhere. But, if he were anyone else, I would actually believe that he's intentionally trying to lose.

OMG you just endorsed vinegar based BBQ. And the divide widens.

 

[Moon]

And the more the left-wing media and politicos complain? The more votes DT garners.

Yeah, I don't think a lot of people really understand where Trump's popularity and appeal is coming from.

 

[Beaudreaux]

OMG you just endorsed vinegar based BBQ. And the divide widens.

And I thought we had moved past such things. Mustard based sauce? I can eat it, but you've obviously not had actual, real, authentic, homemade NC sauce, and Stephen Colbert wouldn't know real BBQ if it jumped up and him in his face with an oink and it's crispy curly tail.

 

[poweRob]

And I thought we had moved past such things. Mustard based sauce? I can eat it, but you've obviously not had actual, real, authentic, homemade NC sauce, and Stephen Colbert wouldn't know real BBQ if it jumped up and him in his face with an oink and it's crispy curly tail.

I grew up in South Georgia and then moved to Augusta Georgia which is on the South Carolina border and got spoiled with the mustard based BBQ when I was there.

 

[bubbabgone]

What if the Trumpster decides he's had enough fun and will make more money with a new 'reality' TV show? One day he just says "Screw it, I'm outta here!". What will the True Believers do at that point?

There's nothing at that link and it sounds like a planted story anyway. Proof? MOJO was talking about it this morning.

 

[Somerville]

There's nothing at that link and it sounds like a planted story anyway. Proof? MOJO was talking about it this morning.

Sorry. Something happened when I posted the link originally. Here it is - Senior GOP Officials Exploring Options if Trump Drops Out - ABC News

Why does the fact that Mother Jones is talking about it cause you to think it is a "planted story"?

 

[bubbabgone]

Sorry. Something happened when I posted the link originally. Here it is - Senior GOP Officials Exploring Options if Trump Drops Out - ABC News

Why does the fact that Mother Jones is talking about it cause you to think it is a "planted story"?

Not sure if that was a serious or an acerbic question, or simply a rhetorical one, but it has nothing to do with Mother Jones and I'll answer it anyway.

"ABC News has learned that senior party officials..."
That's a helluva source.
Jonathan Karl is pretty reliable but a little better feel for who his trusted source might be would be welcome.
Note he didn't say "Senior Party officials have told me..."

It feels like the kind of thing the opposition plants with a friendly media source that's then picked up by other accommodating outlets and before you know it Mika & Joe are spending an hour on it.

If I was in that business I could plant a story that Hillary Clinton has health problems.
A recurring breathing problem and dizziness from a concussion.
That was actually suggested and made it into some media reports but it lacked media outlets willing to spread it ... they were otherwise occupied with their singular focus on Trump.
Yet there's more to the Hillary story than the Trump story because there are supporting videos.