Are Republicans gearing up to abandon Trump?

[Dr. Jack]

There is this Vanity Fair article from early July saying people around McConnell were told that if Trump didn't turn around his crappy polling numbers that the Senate GOP would basically leave Trump to his fate ( no more defending him, no fundraising for him, etc). They said back in late June or early July that the deadline to turn his campaign around was Labor Day. Here is the article

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/trump-despondent-as-numbers-crater-loser-label-looms/amp

Obviously we are past Labor Day and Trump's polling position seems to be even worse than it was back then, not better. In the last few days, we have had revelations about what Trump said about the military in private, the Woodward recordings, and now the DHS whistleblower. I don't know how much of these new revelations about Trump are secretly from Republicans, if at all. But the timing all seems interesting. We get past Labor day and suddenly trump is under siege. Is there any evidence or does anyone think that the process laid out in that article is happening? Open the floodgates on information that was being held back, the Republicans can say "enough is enough we are done with Trump!" or at least distance themselves and trump is left to his fate while the GOP attempts to salvage what they can in other races?

[regnaD kciN]

1. SURE they are...

...just like they’ve done after the “pussy-grabber” tape, the Ukrainian scandal that brought about his impeachment, and any of a dozen other times.

[Dr. Jack]

3. Big difference is that the election is coming up

And he appears to be heading for a landslide defeat and is dragging down Republicans across the country. Republican loyalty is very conditional. Just ask George W Bush

[Tribetime]

2. Too late they're going down with the Trumptanic

[sarisataka]

4. You're right,

I did miss one
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14046548

[radius777]

5. Trump's crazed base won't let them abandon him.

Remember, just as much as they need the moderates they also need the crazed base, who won't allow any 'disloyalty' to Donnie.

IOW, GOP candidates are stuck between a rock and a hard place and will have to go down with the ship.

[The Genealogist]

6. LOL...I don't think so

The train is careening toward the collapsed bridge, and they've passed the point of no return. His massive deplorable base would come at them with pitchforks and torches, and we all know how much they love torches, especially the tiki variety.

[NNadir]

7. No. They hate their country and have sold it in its entirety. n/t.

[Mike 03]

8. I think this was an idea that sounded possible and reasonable at the time but

that events have overtaken that idea, and that it's simply too late to execute. If they tried, the results would be laughable and they'd be relentlessly attacked and ridiculed.

[634-5789]

9. Nope, they're sheep.

[Blue Owl]

10. In two weeks...

[Stallion]

11. If They Do- Democrats Will Win Every Contested Battle-President, Senators and Congress

because Trumpers won't show up

[RainCaster]

12. It comes down to country or party

I know how they have ALWAYS voted - party line first. They have no mind to do anything else. After a lifetime of eating shit, why would they want a sirloin?