Could Trump drop out?

[Larry]

Anyone who thinks the polls indicate anything at all at this point is nuts. Just ask former president Dukakis..

[Loki]

The news breathlessly talked about him refusing to leave office. I think the odds would be greater that he punted early if the trends continue.

[Horace]

Who replaces him on the ticket if he drops out? If it's someone more electable I'd be all for it.

[Catseye3]

I would imagine Pence.

[xenon]

@Horace said in Could Trump drop out?:

Who replaces him on the ticket if he drops out? If it's someone more electable I'd be all for it.

Mitt Romney. L'mao

[Catseye3]

Ach, Horace said on the ticket. Sorry.

[Catseye3]

The Independent: "Donald Trump may drop out of the 2020 presidential race if he believes he has no chance of winning, a Republican Party operative reportedly told Fox News.

The claim comes in a report in the president’s favourite news outlet that cites a number of GOP insiders who are concerned about Mr Trump’s re-election prospects amid abysmal polling numbers."

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/trump-2020-us-election-drop-out-fox-news-republican-a9592036.html

89th makes a good point that he'd sooner leave than be beaten.

[Rainman]

@89th said in Could Trump drop out?:

I don't think he'd drop out, although I do think he'd prefer the "Trump left" over the "Trump lost" headline.

I do think he'll close the gap, probably swap out Pence with a new VP to get some life, and hope the economy improves (with COVID decreasing) by Sept/Oct. I think he's also helped by BLM and the cancel culture lunacy associated with it.

That's something I never would have considered, picking a new VP.
An energetic VP would or could be a plus, as Trump's stamina seems to be decreasing for whatever reason.
A clean and articulate black female (inserting Biden's perspective of Obama). Perfect! Use the Left's strategy against itself. It certainly wouldn't bother most Republicans to have a POC VP.

[Klaus]

Is there historic precedent for a president dropping out after 4 years?

[George K]

@Klaus said in Could Trump drop out?:

Is there historic precedent for a president dropping out after 4 years?

LBJ didn't seek a 2nd elected term (though he finished JFK's term and was reelected for his 1st term) in the 1968 elections.

[Copper]

@Horace said in Could Trump drop out?:

Who replaces him on the ticket if he drops out? If it's someone more electable I'd be all for it.

A black woman and a gay donkey would get elected in a heartbeat

cnn would see to that

[Copper]

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[jon-nyc]

@George-K said in Could Trump drop out?:

@Klaus said in Could Trump drop out?:

Is there historic precedent for a president dropping out after 4 years?

LBJ didn't seek a 2nd elected term (though he finished JFK's term and was reelected for his 1st term) in the 1968 elections.

Yeah but he dropped out to avoid a loss in the primary.

[jon-nyc]

@Klaus said in Could Trump drop out?:

Is there historic precedent for a president dropping out after 4 years?

James Polk was the best. He accomplished all he wanted to in his first term and refused a second even when he easily could have had it.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Could Trump drop out?:

@Klaus said in Could Trump drop out?:

Is there historic precedent for a president dropping out after 4 years?

James Polk was the best. He accomplished all he wanted to in his first term and refused a second even when he easily could have had it.

Yes. A much under-appreciated POTUS. Good, honorable man.

[Kincaid]

I wouldn't see Trump quitting when he can just lose and blame voter fraud.

[Horace]

blaming the culture is just as good. Why not be seen to go down fighting an encroaching mob? There has been glory in such things forever. But there is no glory in quitting and I don't think we'll see it. I wouldn't be totally surprised if he half wants to lose a well fought battle though.

[jon-nyc]

@George-K said in Could Trump drop out?:

Yes. A much under-appreciated POTUS. Good, honorable man.

“ Historians have praised Polk for having met during his four-year term every major domestic and foreign policy goal he had set. After a negotiation fraught with risk of war, he reached a settlement with Great Britain over the disputed Oregon Country, the territory for the most part being divided along the 49th parallel. Polk achieved a sweeping victory in the Mexican–American War, which resulted in the cession by Mexico of nearly all the American Southwest. He secured a substantial reduction of tariff rates with the Walker tariff of 1846. The same year, he achieved his other major goal, re-establishment of the Independent Treasury system. Historian Thomas A. Bailey says that during the Mexican war, "Polk was an energetic and indefatigable war leader, and he emerged, partly through rare good luck, with uninterrupted success. He kept the sole direction of the war in his own hands, from grand strategy to the procurement of mules."[1] True to his campaign pledge to serve only one term, Polk left office in 1849 and returned to Tennessee where he died three months after leaving the White House.”

[Mik]

@George-K said in Could Trump drop out?:

@Klaus said in Could Trump drop out?:

Is there historic precedent for a president dropping out after 4 years?

LBJ didn't seek a 2nd elected term (though he finished JFK's term and was reelected for his 1st term) in the 1968 elections.

64, but who's counting. Nixon won in 68.

[Mik]

Please oh please run Nikki Haley. Please.