Will Trump drop out?

[Lincoln Republican]

I' M WITH HIM

[Rules for me, but not for thee]

At this point he really should, I liked trump but this, audio is really bad. I really like his policies, but he just has so many scandals now that I really hope for the sake of the gop he does. Im extremely angry and sad. However I will not support Hillary.

lol, what policies?

Just vote for Gary Johnson or whatever.

What is aleppo?

Well, I'm not voting for either of them.

Still, I'd be inclined to support someone who isn't familiar with Aleppo over a person who goes around bragging about sexually abusing women if push came to shove.

No serious  candidate doesn't know what Aleppo is. Honestly, if it wasn't in the news cycle daily I would of have let it slide, but you can't defend it. To me, it would be like saying what is Tehran or Pyongyang. And what Trump said was horrific, but I don't want Clinton to be president because she is the definition of Evil. Trump is just dumb.

Maybe he's like me and avoids most of the news, because it's all fear mongering.  Maybe he isn't that smart, maybe he's just not as good as remembering facts.  Intelligence takes difference forms.  What's important to me is his issues, his character, and his honesty.  And in those things he is light-years ahead of his opponents.

Not all news is "fear mongering". What about sports, weather etc. So please don't go MSNBC on me and say that its "all fear mongering". I understand your point about intelligence but come on, that's embarrassing. That's just not acceptable to not know a major Syrian city currently under siege.  And a presidential candidate should be WELL informed.

You're splitting ends. News, "real news" like current world events is mostly fear mongering.  The rest is sports, and nonsense like someone rescued a kitten or a feel-good story to counter the fear.

Honestly if you asked me that question about Aleppo back a couple months ago... I would've thought it was some place in Italy.  I've only seen it as "Alep" and not really wanting to see the travesties committed over there in the news.

[Yank2133]

Its too late for him to drop out.

This.

[Seriously?]

Let's be realistic: Trump is toast.  Will he step aside on his own, be forced out by the RNC, or try to hang in there?

Sourcing on Trump being "toast" for acting like the alpha male that he is? I do appreciate your "independent" Atlas concern though for the Republican candidate that you don't support.

My Trump sign remains proudly on my front lawn.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Let's be realistic: Trump is toast.  Will he step aside on his own, be forced out by the RNC, or try to hang in there?

Sourcing on Trump being "toast" for acting like the alpha male that he is? I do appreciate your "independent" Atlas concern though for the Republican candidate that you don't support.

My Trump sign remains proudly on my front lawn.

You desperately need to read this Salon article from last Sunday: The alpha dog that wouldn’t hunt: How Trump’s ludicrous “alpha male” act is destroying him

That said, while this likely destroys what little chance Trump had of winning, it won't cause him to leave the race.

[Hermit For Peace]

What's really sad is that children are listening to the utter crap that Trump spews. Such a shame. Any self-respecting person would drop out of the race.....and there's my answer.

[SteveRogers]

Its too late for him to drop out.

This. He cannot be swapped out on the ballot at this point. Not that he'd drop out anyway. But if I may indulge this fantasy for a second, the way it could be done is Mike Pence could try to stage a coup. Pence could publicly denounce Trump and, possibly with the support of Ryan and Priebus, call upon the Republican electors to put him at the top of the ticket when it comes time to cast their electoral votes. That's closer to a bad House of Cards plotline than a thing would logistically be possible, but that's the only way it could be done.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Its too late for him to drop out.

This. He cannot be swapped out on the ballot at this point. Not that he'd drop out anyway. But if I may indulge this fantasy for a second, the way it could be done is Mike Pence could try to stage a coup. Pence could publicly denounce Trump and, possibly with the support of Ryan and Priebus, call upon the Republican electors to put him at the top of the ticket when it comes time to cast their electoral votes. That's closer to a bad House of Cards plotline than a thing would logistically be possible, but that's the only way it could be done.

And how would Trump supporters react to this?  Not to mention Trump himself, a man who always punches back when attacked (and I'm sure he would perceive this as an attack.)

The GOP is caught between a rock and a hard place here.  If they dump Trump, they lose his hard-core supporters; if they don't, they lose Republicans who are appalled by all this.  The Presidency is lost for them this year; all they can do is try to limit the down-ballot damage.

[eric82oslo]

What's really sad is that children are listening to the utter crap that Trump spews. Such a shame. Any self-respecting person would drop out of the race.....and there's my answer.

What's really disgusting is how RealClearPolitics are putting up a thousand videos (mostly from Fox) apologizing Trump's behaviour, and either giving the blame of his antics to Bill or Hillary Clinton. Now that's something. So much for neutrality RealClearPolitics!

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

What's really sad is that children are listening to the utter crap that Trump spews. Such a shame. Any self-respecting person would drop out of the race.....and there's my answer.

What's really disgusting is how RealClearPolitics are putting up a thousand videos (mostly from Fox) apologizing Trump's behaviour, and either giving the blame of his antics to Bill or Hillary Clinton. Now that's something. So much for neutrality RealClearPolitics!

They've never been neutral. RCP has always had a Republican (not necessarily conservative) lean. They've just been better at keeping it under a degree of control than places like Fake News.

[eric82oslo]

What's really sad is that children are listening to the utter crap that Trump spews. Such a shame. Any self-respecting person would drop out of the race.....and there's my answer.

What's really disgusting is how RealClearPolitics are putting up a thousand videos (mostly from Fox) apologizing Trump's behaviour, and either giving the blame of his antics to Bill or Hillary Clinton. Now that's something. So much for neutrality RealClearPolitics!

They've never been neutral. RCP has always had a Republican (not necessarily conservative) lean. They've just been better at keeping it under a degree of control than places like Fake News.

I know, and I've said it repeatedly, but some days it's truely disgusting, like today. It's so sad what the world has "become". It was kind of better in the pre internet days, when you didn't have to face it daily so upfront and in your face. We were so much more innocent back then.

[PresidentSamTilden]

Probably not, but if the debate goes really poorly for him, there's a small possibility he cracks. He's down, running out of time, and I'm sure he hates to lose. It's not impossible...but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[Fargobison]

Now Sessions wants Trump to drop out?

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https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/784764563170422784

[ursulahx]

For those wondering how the GOP would replace Trump if he dropped out, this is informative if head-spinning:

http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/heres-what-happens-if-donald-trump-drops-out-of-presidential-race/

TL;DR: they can replace him, but not in every state. It would be open to all kinds of legal challenges, not to mention the wrath of mobilised Trump supporters. And if Clinton wins outright it's all irrelevant anyway.

[Tartarus Sauce]

Nope, Republicans are stuck with him to the bitter end. They chose to stay on the sinking ship, and there are no lifeboats available.

[Sir Mohamed]

No, he won't. His ego won't allow it.

And quite frankly I don't want him to drop out for two basic reasons: First, and most important, I can't wait to see his face when he loses the election. When he goes down in flames on election night. And second, the GOP needs to learn its lesson. Enough with stupidity and obstructionism, come back to cooperation.

[Holmes]

Ok, let's say for fun that Trump drops out. What about tomorrow's debate. Will it just be Hillary alone? It was Trump's name on the invitation.

[ursulahx]

Trump has told WaPo and WSJ that he's not dropping out. Normally if a politician says this they drop out 24 hours later. But this is Trump.

[Middle-aged Europe]

Ok, let's say for fun that Trump drops out. What about tomorrow's debate. Will it just be Hillary alone? It was Trump's name on the invitation.

They could hold a townhall with Hillary...

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

No, he won't. His ego won't allow it.

And quite frankly I don't want him to drop out for two basic reasons: First, and most important, I can't wait to see his face when he loses the election. When he goes down in flames on election night. And second, the GOP needs to learn its lesson. Enough with stupidity and obstructionism, come back to cooperation.

I didn't realize the Senate was controlled by Majority Leader Trump??

[Gass3268]

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Looks like a no to me!

[Iosif]

He won't drop out, but even if he did there's no replacing him on the ballot. Republicans made their bed in Cleveland.

[Mister Mets]

I hope so, but probably not

[Torie]

Here is the plan. At the debate, Trump deflects questions about hot mic, and lashes away at Hillary and the revelations about her. Then in his closing statement, Trump says he understands that his comments are drowning out everything else, and that he has become a distraction, and thus he is dropping out, and urges everyone to vote for Pence. Whether it works better to just leave the ticket in place, with the electors saying they will all vote for Pence, or to formally drop out, and litigate what appears on the ballot, and so forth, are mere details, for the wonks to work out.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Here is the plan. At the debate, Trump deflects questions about hot mic, and lashes away at Hillary and the revelations about her. Then in his closing statement, Trump says he understands that his comments are drowning out everything else, and that he has become a distraction, and thus he is dropping out, and urges everyone to vote for Pence. Whether it works better to just leave the ticket in place, with the electors saying they will all vote for Pence, or to formally drop out, and litigate what appears on the ballot, and so forth, are mere details, for the wonks to work out.

I was about to say this is crazy, but then I realized that it's no more implausible than many things that have already happened in this election!