Suddenly, it has become politically feasible for Republicans to dump Trump?

[kentuck]

Yesterday, it was reported in a tweet that Mitch McConnell had said that Trump was "nuts". Also, that he did not really care for the guy.

Whether that is true or not, it does seem like an appropriate time for Republicans to seriously consider someone else at the top of their ticket. Mr Trump does not have the glow he had just 3 or 4 months ago.

We can see their rationale. No doubt, they are taking inventory for November's election. It does not look good for their Leader or their Party at the present time.

They see huge debt and deficits for as far as the eye can see. They see double-digit unemployment. They see an unstable stock market. They see an unstable president. They are not holding a very good hand.

The opportunity is there for McConnell and the Repubs, if they choose to take advantage? We should not be surprised if that is something they are thinking about.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. McConnell won't "dump Trump" if only for this reason:

Trump can't touch McConnell directly, i.e., "You're fired!"

Trump CAN fire Elaine Chao, McConnell's wife, from his Cabinet (Dept. of Transportation).

[lagomorph777]

9. ...and Putin can fire any of them.

...or have them killed.

[no_hypocrisy]

10. Good point.

[Alacritous Crier]

11. Polonium pink slip??

[lagomorph777]

12. Sounds like a trending hashtag to me!

[tblue37]

2. Nah, I think he has kompromat on most of them. nt

[Girard442]

3. Not seeing it.

The Republicans may not win with Trump, but they will definitely lose without him.

Of course, there's always that "for the good of the country" argument.

[Captain Zero]

8. Right anytime a party has done it they lost. BUT

they might move him aside if they think it would help down ballot candidates to not be associated with him??

[thesquanderer]

14. Actually, I think Biden beats Trump more easily than Biden beats Romney. (n/t)

[Rorey]

4. Glad I stocked up on popcorn.

[Maxheader]

5. Be ok with me..

Whether from fear for their lives or jobs.....Stomp stumpy can be the gop's

new mantra.....

[UpInArms]

6. They closed the dump

When they canceled their primaries....

They own him and he owns them.

And, they can all rot in hell.

[crickets]

15. +1

[blueinredohio]

7. Republicans won't dump Trump and

IMO they it won't bother them too much if a democrat gets elected because the country is in such a mess. Seems like when a republican president gets us in a mess a democrat has to come in to straighten it out.

[hatrack]

13. And face the enraged MAGAts?

Never happen, never in a million years.

[ooky]

16. Not as long as his approval ratings stay where they are. nt

[sarisataka]

17. Four years on

But still the same fantasy

[brooklynite]

18. Not logistically possible...

Trump has "won" all the Republican Primaries held. The only way to replace him is to get him to withdraw, and I don't see a way to compel him to.

[Aristus]

19. You know I trust you and your judgement, kentuck.

But the repukes will never, EVER, under any circumstances, dump Trump. They just won't do it. I think they're long past the point when they could have even thought about it with any degree of importance and seriousness.

Supporting someone else for the GOP nomination would be an admission that they were wrong. And again, they will never ever do that.

It doesn't really matter if McConnell doesn't like Trump. No one likes Trump. Anyone who still supports him does so either out of affinity for his squalid, racist, misogynist, misanthropic world-view, or because he is a convenient idiot doing the bidding of the wealthy and unscrupulous.

There's is not a chance in Hell that they will replace him on the GOP ticket. Not a chance.