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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI believe Donald Trump may have received a message from McConnell and Republican leaders?
Either he gets his polls up by Labor Day or they will consider nominating someone else at their Convention, or will ask for him to resign?
They are all, including Trump, totally obsessed with the recent polls. Unless something changes, it could spell disaster for other Republicans running for office.
In my opinion, this will be Trump's total focus for the next two months.
The Republicans are not going to walk off the cliff with him without a parachute.
If Trump cannot deliver the votes for them, then he is of little use anymore.
Just my opinion.
Stallion
(6,473 posts)this would be an even bigger disaster for Republicans if they felt Deep State Republicans shafted Trump--it would be a wipe out
Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)YUP
dawg day
(7,947 posts)It's not like most of them care about the shredded 'values' of the GOP. They just worship Trump, and they will always see the GOP as insufficiently willing to turn over every dollar and resource and become the Trump Party. (And really, the GOP has done its best to be all-in for trump, but it's not enough worship for him or his cultists.)
moose65
(3,164 posts)Oh how sad for them 🙄🙄
If they stick with Trump, hell take them down with him. If they abandon Trump, he will turn his crazy base loose on them, and theyll all go down along with Trump. To the rabid base, a turncoat Republican is the only thing worse than a Democrat.
What a delicious dilemma to watch.
pwb
(11,204 posts)The Blue Tsunami still grows.
sabbat hunter
(6,825 posts)in hell will Trump step aside or be forced to step aside for the nomination.
WyattKansas
(1,648 posts)Erected of him next to the White House. Donald Dumbass wants a statue with a Superman physique that stands taller than all other monuments and structures in the Capital. Preferably with his ass facing the White House.
hlthe2b
(101,715 posts)whatever they need to do after Labor Day--including presumedly countering/opposing Trump.
Me.
(35,454 posts)and he will go after those traitors
hlthe2b
(101,715 posts)Trump's threats would be fairly empty.
Me.
(35,454 posts)THe ads they could do....'see...not even a loser like trump thinks they're any good'
dawg day
(7,947 posts)Because it is going to be so entertaining watching Trump tear into McConnell like McConnell's personally betrayed him.
Me.
(35,454 posts)for us
dawg day
(7,947 posts)And even if not, Trump might be getting worried, and when he gets worried, he gets self-destructive.
DrToast
(6,414 posts)The base choose Trump over McConnell every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Forcing Trump out unwillingly will be worse for Republicans.
rsdsharp
(9,036 posts)well before Labor Day.
Still Sensible
(2,870 posts)Trump is in full "messianic" control of at least half of the GOP base. The fury that particularly unhinged, gun-toting, Bible-thumping mob could and would do to any repukes that try to take him down cannot be overstated.
They are dealing with a cult here and they know it.
Stallion
(6,473 posts)kentuck
(110,950 posts)No doubt about that.
Trumps base is their base.
kentuck
(110,950 posts)Better to lose without Trump.
JI7
(89,174 posts)PTWB
(4,131 posts)Abandon him and they all will.
They cant afford to break with Trump when Trumps base is so devoted to him. His base is their base.
kentuck
(110,950 posts)They could be wiped out permanently, if they stay with Trump. It looks like they are riding the horns of a dilemma.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)Their only play left is to suppress voters. Look at Kentucky where there was one polling place for several hundred thousand folks.
Quixote1818
(28,903 posts)so they would like to see him trounced so they can go back to just being the party of money grubbers.
JI7
(89,174 posts)to deal with it emotionally. he would be going off on Twitter against them.
JI7
(89,174 posts)Proud Liberal Dem
(24,355 posts)I think that they may hope to distance themselves from him just enough to salvage their individual campaigns. Their challengers need to make sure that they are seen as the enablers that they have been since Trump's election.
marie999
(3,334 posts)n/t
Zambero
(8,954 posts)The ship is sinking fast and it's a helluva long swim to shore. "Good luck!".
Quixote1818
(28,903 posts)kairos12
(12,817 posts)The Republicans are ziptied to Chump just like those South Dakota chairs last night. No distancing.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,482 posts)Keeping things clean here.
Lindsey Graham is terrified most likely of what Trump might have on him. He will kiss add for as long as he needs to in order to keep his job.
regnaD kciN
(26,035 posts)...and can't force him to withdraw from the race once he's nominated, as we learned four years ago. All they're saying is that, if he doesn't get his polls up, "he's on his own." In other words, downballot Republicans will concentrate on getting themselves elected, and will publicly disassociate from him if that will help their effort.
Sound familiar? That's exactly what Republicans said on October 9, 2016, after the "pussy-grabbing" tape leaked and it looked like Trump was a sure loser. Of course, within a few weeks, they came crawling back, and once he was elected they denied ever having doubted him.
It's just the usual spineless Republicanism, just amped up a bit: wrap yourself around Trump when he's doing well in the polls, then pronounce yourself "concerned" and "troubled" when he's not. It's all the usual Elephant Manure.
chriscan64
(1,789 posts)but they are packing their bags. They want the election to do their dirty work, getting rid of him. We will hear stuff like, "We always had concerns about him", glossing over the obvious fact that they let him off the hook when all knew he was guilty.
struggle4progress
(118,039 posts)pecosbob
(7,506 posts)Trump's base is narrowing day by day as they double down again and again. Throw a Romney at them and they would not show up at the polls.